NAME : RUDIYANSYAH

CLASS : XI.IPS²
MAPEL : BAHASA INGGRIS (Story Telling)

TOBA LAKE

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a
simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.

One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was
the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a
beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said;
“Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a
fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. The man made the deal and they got
married, lived happily and had a daughter.

Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the
fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of
a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt
sad that her husband had broke his promise.

Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to
come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed
by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She
turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.
 DANAU TOBA

Pada suatu ketika, ada seorang pria yang tinggal di Sumatera utara. Dia tinggal di
sebuah gubuk sederhana di lahan persawahan. Dia berkebun dan memancing untuk
kehidupan sehari-harinya.

Suatu hari, ketika pria itu memancing ikan, ia menangkap ikan emas besar di
perangkapnya. Itu hasil tangkapan terbesar yang pernah didapatkan dalam hidupnya.
Anehnya, ikan ini berubah menjadi seorang putri cantik. Dia jatuh cinta dengannya
dan melamarnyya untuk menjadi istrinya. Dia berkata; “Ya, tapi kau harus berjanji
untuk tidak memberitahu siapa pun tentang rahasia bahwa saya adalah seekor ikan,
jika tidak akan ada bencana besar”. Pria itu membuat kesepakatan dan mereka
menikah, hidup bahagia dan memiliki seorang putri.

Beberapa tahun kemudian, putri ini akan membawakan makan siang untuk ayahnya
di ladang. Suatu hari, putrinya begitu lapar dan ia pun memakan makan siang
ayahnya. Sayangnya, ia mengetahuinya dan marah, dan berteriak; “Dasar anak ikan
terkutuk!”. Anaknya berlari pulang dan bertanya pada ibunya. Sang ibu mulai
menangis, merasa sedih karena suaminya telah melanggar janjinya.

Kemudian dia mengatakan kepada putrinya untuk berlari ke atas bukit karena
bencana besar itu akan datang. Ketika putrinya pergi, dia berdoa. Segera terjadilah
gempa besar diikuti hujan deras yang tidak berhenti. Seluruh daerah banjir dan
jadilah Danau Toba. Dia berubah menjadi ikan lagi dan sang suami menjadi Pulau
Samosir.