origin of lake toba

In ancient times in a village in North Sumatra, there lived a farmer named Toba are alone in a valley of sloping and fertile. The farmer was working on the farm for the purpose of his life.

Besides working on his farm, he sometimes went fishing to the river which was not far from his home. Each time he was fishing, it's easy because the fish got in the clear river was a lot of fish. Pancingannya he cooked the fish for food.

On one afternoon, after returning from the field he went straight to the river for fishing. But it is already long enough he did not provoke even a iakan gets. Events like that, never experienced before. Because usually fish in the river he was easy fishing. Because already too long no one takes the bait pole, he gets upset and decides to just quit fishing. But when he was about to pull pole, fishing rod suddenly was struck by the fish pulled the fishing rod away ketengah river. His heart was already annoyed that turned into a happy, Because he knows that the fish grabbed the pole it is a big fish.

After a while he let the pole pulled to and fro, then hook it disentakkannya, and behold a great fish and flounder depending on the end of the rope-gelepar pole. With the fish quickly pulled to the ground so as not to loose. Smiling, happy eyes off her pole from the mouth of the fish. By the time he was releasing the hook, the fish looked at him meaningfully. Then, after the fish were placed into one place he went into the river to bathe. Feeling very happy because he never got that big fish. He smiled as he imagined how good will the fish meat when it's baked. When leaving the river to return to his house it was already dusk.

Arriving home, he immediately brought a big fish pancingannya results into the kitchen. When he was about to light a fire for grilling fish, it turns out firewood in her home kitchen has run out. He immediately came out to take firewood from under the gutter of his house. Then, carrying a few pieces of firewood she climbed back into the house and went straight to the kitchen.

By the time he arrived in the kitchen, she was surprised at all because the big fish that is not there anymore. But where the fish was placed seemed splayed some gold coins. Because of shock and surprise experienced a strange situation, he left the kitchen and entered the room.

When the man opened the door, suddenly tersirap blood because in the room stood a woman with long and curly hair. The woman was combing her hair as she stood facing the mirror hanging on the bedroom wall. A moment later the woman suddenly turned around and looked at the man that stood bewildered at the mouth of the bedroom door. The man became very fascinated by that woman's face standing in front of extraordinary beautiful. He had never seen a woman as beautiful as it is already far though before he wandered into many lands.

Because it was night, she asked that the lights on. After he turned on the lights, he invited her to accompany him kedapur because he wanted to cook rice for them. While waiting for the rice to cook, told by her that she is the incarnation of the great fish that had gained him when fishing in a river. Then explained also that several pieces of gold which is located in the kitchen that is incarnate scales. After several weeks she states willing to accept his proposal on condition that he must swear that the rest of his life he will never bring up the origin of her incarnate myang of fish. After he was sworn Thus, kawinlah them.

A year later, they were blessed with a son they named Samosir. The boy was pampered sngat which resulted in the boy's mother is less good tempered and lazy.

Once big enough, the boy told his mother accompany rice every day for his father who worked in the fields. However, he often refused to work on that task so that her mother was forced to deliver rice to the fields.

One day, the boy told his mother again to deliver rice to the fields for his father. At first he refused. However, because of continued forced her mother, with kesl he went to deliver the rice. On the way, most of the rice and side dishes pauknya he eats. Arriving in the fields, the rest of the rice that only a few he gave to his father. When received, the father was feeling very hungry because the rice was delivered late. Therefore, it is the father became very angry when he saw the rice given to him were the remnants. Growing anger when his son confessed that he who takes up most of that rice. Patience is the father is lost and he was at his son, saying: "Son of insolent. Do not know diuntung. You really the offspring of women who come from the fish! "

Weeping, the boy ran home to meet his mother at home. To his mother he complained that he was beaten his father. All the words uttered slur his father told him in anyway. Listening to his son, the mother was so sad, especially because her husband has violated his oath to slur words he spoke to his son. The mother told her to immediately go up the hill which is located not so far from their house and climb the highest tree located at the top of the hill. Without asking again, the child's mother immediately take command. He ran toward the hill and climb it.

When it appears by the mother her son had nearly reached the top of the climb a tree on the hill, he ran towards the river is not so far away from their homes. When he arrived on the banks of the river was accompanied by thunder, lightning is megelegar. A moment later he jumped into the river and suddenly turned into a big fish. At the same time, the river was a big flood and fell too heavy downpours. Some time later, the river water is already overflowing everywhere and tergenanglah valley where the river flows. Mr. Toba can not save himself, he was drowned by the inundation of water. Over time, a pool of water was more extensive and turned into a huge lake that later called the Lake Toba. Being a small island in the middle is named Samosir Island