LEGEND OF TOBA LAKE

Once upon a time there was a man living in the area of the present day Danau Toba (Lake Toba). He lived in a simple hut in farming field,did some gardening and fishing for his daily life. One day he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch he ever had in his live.

Back home, this fish turned into a beautiful princes, he felt in love with her and prososed her to be his wife. She said yes with one condition... The man had to promise not to tell a soul about the secret that she was once fish, otherwise ther would be a huge disaster. The man made the deal and they got married and had a daughter

Few years later;this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields, one day this daughter was hungry and he atw his fateher lunch’s. The father found out and got furious and shouted " You damned daughter of a fish".

The daughter ran home and asked to her mother. The mother started crying, feltsad that her husband had broke his promise. She told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disasterwas about to come.

When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The princess also ran from the house, and each footprint she left becme a natural spring. The whole area got flooded and became Lake Toba. The princes turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir (the Big island in the middle of Lake Toba).

Ø TERJEMAHAN

Dahulu kala tinggalah seorang laki-laki di daerah yang sekarang disebut Danau Toba. Dia tinggal di gubug kecil di daerah pertanian, berkebun dan memancing untuk memenuhi hidupnya. Suatu hari dia menangkap ikan emas besar. Ikan itu terbesar dalanm sejarah penangkapannya.

Pulang ke rumah, ikan itu berubah menjadi ratu yang cantik, dia jatuh cinta padanya dan memintanya menjadi istrinya. Dia berkata iya,dengan satu syarat. Dia berjanji tidak mengatakan rahasia bahwa dia sebenarnya seekor ikan, atau sebaliknya akan terjadi bencana besar. Dia setuju dan menikah mempunyai seorang anak perempuan.

Beberapa tahun kemudian, anaknya membantu mengirim makanan ke sawah, suatu hari anak itu sangat lapar sehingga memakan makan siang ayahnya. Sang ayah mendapatkan makan siangnya habis dan menjadi marah dan berteriak “terkutuk kau anak ikan”.

Anak itu berlari pulang dan bertanya kepada ibunya. Ibunya mulai menangis, merasa sedih karena suaminya telah ingkar janji. Dia menyuruh anaknya lari menaiki bukit karena akan ada bencana besar yang akan segera datang.

Saat anaknya pergi, dia berdoa segera terjadi gempa yang besar diikuti hujan yang terus menerus. Putri itu juga lari dari rumah, dan tiap jejek kaki yang ia tingalkan menjadi sungai. Seluruh kawasan terkena banjir dan menjadi Danau Toba. Putri itu berubah menjadi ikan lagi dan laki-laki itu menjadi Pulau Samosir (Pulau besar di tengah Danau Toba).

By :

Andi Supriyanto

XII IPA 4 / 07