The legend of toba lake

Once upon a time,lived a man named Toba.One day, he caught a fish brought it home to eat it. He left
the fish in the kitchen and searched for some firewood. After he came back,he was surprised

The fish turned into a beautiful woman. Toba fell in love, them asked the woman to marry him. She
agreed,in one concition. Toba must never tell anyone that she was once a fish. Toba promised,and they
both happily married with a son , Samosir

One day, Toba was very angry at Samosir at the farm. “why did you eat my launch ? you son of a fish”
Said Toba .Samosir cried and them ran to home. He told his mother what happened. The mother wash
sad, because Toba broke his promise. Then, she told Samosir to go to a hill,because a disaster was about
to come

Suddenly, there was flood coming , turning the place into a lake. The woman jumped into the water and
turned into a fish. Samosir was saved on the hill.But his father, drowned in the lake. After that , people
started to call the place as Toba lake, and they called the island in the middle of the lakes as Samosir
island
Legenda danau toba

Dahulu kala, hiduplah seorang bernama Toba, suatu hari ia menangkap seekor ikan yang dibawa pulang
untuk dimakan. Dia meninggalkan ikan di dapur dan mencari kayu bakar. Setelah dia kembali, dia
terkejut

Ikan itu berubah menjadi wanita cantik. Toba jatuh cinta, mereka meminta wanita itu untuk menikah
dengannya. Dia setuju, dalam satu pernyataan. Toba tidak boleh memberi tahu siapa pun bahwa dia
pernah menjadi ikan. Toba berjanji, dan mereka berdua bahagia menikah dengan seorang putra,
Samosir

Suatu hari, Toba sangat marah pada Samosir di ladang. “Mengapa kamu memakan makan siang saya?
kamu anak ikan ”ucap Toba. Seru Samosir dan mereka lari ke rumah. Dia memberi tahu ibunya apa yang
terjadi. Sang ibu sangat sedih, karena Toba mengingkari janjinya. Kemudian ia menyuruh Samosir pergi
ke bukit, karena bencana akan segera datang

Tiba-tiba, banjir datang, mengubah tempat itu menjadi danau. Wanita itu melompat ke air dan berubah
menjadi ikan. Samosir diselamatkan di bukit, tapi ayahnya tenggelam di danau. Setelah itu, orang-orang
mulai menyebut tempat itu sebagai Danau Toba, dan mereka menyebut pulau di tengah danau itu
sebagai pulau Samosir.