The Legend Of Toba Lake

Once upon a time there lived a farmer whose name was Toba. He lived alone in the hud
by a small forest. One day he wanted to catch some fish so he went to a river and fished
there. He was very surprised when he got a big fish, the fish was as big as human being. He
went home and put the fish in his kitchen he planned to cook the fish.
Then as you walk in his bedroom, he was very shocked there stood in his living room a
very beautiful girl for a moment Toba was speechless “who are you why are you suddenly in
here in my house” Said Toba. “pardon me if i surprised you Mr Toba but you took me here i
was the fish, now that i became a human being again i would like to thank you and i will be
your servant to express my gratefulness” said the beautiful girl. Toba immediately rushed
into his kitchen but the fish has nowhere to be seen.
He saw some gold coins instead “woahh whose coins are these” said Toba. “those coins
are mine as i change into human being my skills change into gold coins” said beautiful girl.
“hmm okay you can live here and work for me” said Toba. Since that day the beautiful girl
lived in Toba’s house and no long after, Toba fell in love with the beautiful girl and after that
they got married. The girl married with toba.
The girl married with Toba on one condition that he will never tell anybody about her
past. Toba agreed on the condition time flies, several months later Toba’s wife delivered to a
baby boy. Toba named him Samosir. Unfortunately Samosir was a lazy boy when his father
worked hard in his rice field, Samosir just slept, slept, and slept when he was awake he
talked a lot and ate a lot Toba was very disappointed he hopedthat one day Samosir will be
a diligent boy.
Day in and day out but Samosir never change. That one day his mother forced him to
bring food to his father in the rice field so she could do a household work. “Sam wake up go
bring this food to your father at the farm he must be very tired and hungry now wake up
sam!” Said Toba’s wife. “um i don't wanna go mom i'm so lazy” Said Samosir. “no excuses
Sam go bring this food to your father he must be very hungry go now go”.
Sam went to the farm but he didn't immediately go to the farm he stopped somewhere in
the street to eat the food it was already late afternoon that when he got to the farm his father
was so angry as he realized his son has eaten his food he said sarcastically. “He was such a
stupid lazy boy no wonder you're the son of a fish.” Said Toba. “my mother is a fish is it
really father”. Samosir was deeply hurt he went home and tell his mother about all his
father's words Samosir’s mom was shocked she was also deeply hurt.
“Oh Toba you break your promise i cannot live with you here anymore now you have to
face the consequences of what you did, sam now go to the hill find the tall street and climb
it”. “why mom i'm scared what's going to happen mom don't go just do it son don't not ever
ask any question go now go!”. sunday suddenly turned into cloudy day not long after the rain
pulled heavily and suddenly the thunder came the rain poured heavily for several days the
area was flooded the area became a big lake called toba lakei in the middle of the lake there
was an island called samaser island meanwhile Toba’s wife disappeared until now people in
sumatra believe that the lake was the whole body of Mr. toba and the island was the whole
body of samosir. The moral value of this story is one if you have a promise do not ever break
it, two we must be patient to all conditions and three we must be forgiving people