'' LEGENDA BATU GANTUNG PARAPAT ''

MODERATOR : One day in a village lived a beautiful girl named Seruni, besides being
beautiful she was also a devoted child to both parents. Seruni has always been polite and happy
to help her parents work.
One day, Seruni must part ways with his idol's young man named Sidoli. However, Sidoli
had to go traveling to raise money as a wedding expense.
SERUNI : Lake Toba and the rocks here will bear witness to Sidoli, promise me you will come
back again.
SIDOLI : Shave, I will promise to see you again in this place. We're getting married soon."
MODERATOR : Seruni's father's job in addition to farming, also became a mujair fishing
fisherman. However, the results of the fishermen are used for sightseeing. Until Seruni's father
was in debt very much, so he could not pay it again.
The next day, his father's relatives came to collect the debts of his father seruni.
RELATIVES : Your debt is too much, it's time you paid the debt right now. If not, you should
match Seruni with my son.
MODERATOR : The wife of her father's relatives also replied
WIFE OF HER FATHER'S RELATIVES : yes, because we have given you a long time to
pay all your debts
SERUNI'S FATHER : Ehhh... Wait a minute. I talked to Seruni's mother first,
MODERATOR : Then his relatives replied,
RELATIVES : No, you promised. Do you know what happens if you break your promise?

MODERATOR : Then, Seruni's father was confused. But what's more, because there's no other
choice. He had to match Seruni with his friend's son.
Until one day, Seruni heard his father talking to his mother about his matchmaking. Seruni also
cried hearing this. He remembered his promise to Sidoli.
SERUNI'S MOTHER : What if Seruni doesn't agree to be betrothed?
MODERATOR : His father replied,
FATHER : Seruni must be betrothed, otherwise we are in great danger.
MODERATOR : The next day, Seruni went to the field as usual. This time, he went alone to the
field. Because both parents have a need in the neighboring village. Only The Toki dog is always
faithful to accompany him.
In the field, Seruni just fell silent. He wasn't as diligent as he used to be, his face grim.
Every now and then Si Toki barks to attract Seruni's attention. However, Seruni only looked for a
moment and daydreamed back. Seruni couldn't bear to endure her grief, she needed someone to
listen to her complaints.

SERUNI : Toki, I'm sad. I was confused, my father matched me with another young man.
While I already have a lover of hearts. If I don't obey my father, then mom and dad are in
danger. If I obey my father, I don't want to disappoint Sidoli. How should I be toki?"
MODERATOR : said Seruni to her dog.
MODERATOR : Seruni's tears broke, Si Toki was increasingly confused to see his master
crying. He sniffed around in Seruni's lap. With tears in his eyes, Seruni rushed to walk towards
Lake Toba.Toki immediately followed wherever his master went. Toki was confused, because
his master walked very fast towards the cliffs of Lake Toba. Toki repeatedly barked at Seruni.
When he reached the cliff on the shores of Lake Toba, suddenly Seruni who was crying
was mired in a very large stone hole. The very dark hole terrified Seruni and shouted for help to
his dog Toki.However, Toki is just an animal and can do nothing but bark around the hole.
Seruni began to despair, because there was no help for him.
Seruni shouted,
SERUNI : Parapat, Parapat Batu.
MODERATOR : After Seruni said that, unbeknownst to him. The walls of the stone pits began
to dock. The longer, the more docked and squeezed Seruni's body.
Seeing his employer's increasingly unsusted condition, Toki finally ran home. At home,
Seruni's parents had just returned from a neighboring village. Toki tries to tell him that Seruni is
in a dangerous state by barking incessantly, clawing at the ground and pacing around Seruni's
father and mother.
Aware of the gesture from Toki, Seruni's parents immediately rushed to follow Toki.
Until it reached the edge of the hole where their daughter was mired. They heard the sound of his
son's screams from inside the hole.But neither of them could help. Seruni's father ran for help
from the residents, shortly afterwards their neighbors arrived at the place where Seruni's hole was
mired.
Without answering his wife's statement, Seruni's father looked into the hole and decided
to go
SERUNI'S MOTHER : Sir, the hole is too deep and not translucent. I only heard the voice of
our son who said Parapat Parapat Batu. How's this sir?"
MODERATOR : o inside following his daughter.
FATHER : Mom hold this torch, I'm going down to pick up our son," Seruni's father said.
MODERATOR : She replied,
SERUNI'S MOTHER : Don't be rash sir, this hole is very dangerous.
MODERATOR : The people also replied,
THE PEOPLE : Right sir, this hole is very deep and dark should you not be rash."
MODERATOR : Seruni's father also abandoned his intentions. But suddenly there was a
rumbling sound and a huge shock that made the hole slowly dock and close by it self.

Seruni who was in the hole, finally squeezed and could not be saved. After the shock is
over. On top of the hole that had been closed, appeared a large stone that resembled the body of a
girl. The rock hangs on the cliff wall on the shores of Lake Toba.
People believe that the stone is the incarnate stone of Seruni. The people gave him the
name Hanging Stone. Seruni's last speech heard by residents in the form of Parapat Parapat was
used as the name of the area where the Hanging Stone is called Parapat City.