The Legend of Lake Toba

Lake Toba is a large lake located in North Sumatra. In the middle of the lake, there is an island called Pulau Samosir.

Once, in North Tapanuli, there lived a poor farmer who is very diligent work. He also used to go fishing for a side dish to eat. The farmer was named Toba.

One day, he was fishing in the river. Until the afternoon, he has not had a fish. However, he remained patient. Suddenly, kailnya move. Toba is very happy because there was a big fish were caught. The fish that have scales very beautiful golden color.

However, suddenly the fish talk, "A good farmer, do not kill me. Please pity me and send me back into the water. "

The farmer was very surprised, but he promised not to kill the fish. In an instant, the fish was transformed into a beautiful princess.

"As bolas budiku, I'll marry you," said the Princess. Of course, Toba very happy.

"However, I have one condition, good farmer," said the daughter of the fish incarnation. "If one day we have children, I do not want him to know that he is the incarnation of a fish."

"I promise not to tell it to our descendants," said the farmer.

Eventually they married and blessed with a boy named Samosir. The child was very like to eat. He could eat many times and in large quantities. He also often eat the food provided for her father.

One day, the boy told his mother deliver a basket of food to her father who was working in the fields. However, the contents of the food eaten by the child on the way.

Her father was exhausted and starving very surprised to see a basket that contains only the leftovers. He was angry with the boy Iakinya.

"Basic fry!" He unconsciously.

"What do you mean by the child's father fish?" Said Naidoo.

"Just so you know, she is the incarnation of a fish!" Said his father, very angry.

Naidoo surprise, then ran back to the house.

At home, he met his mother. "Mother, father was angry because the food I eat. Then he said, I got the fish. Really I was a child a fish, ma'am? ''

His mother, the daughter of the incarnation of fish that was so sad. Then, he sent Naidoo ran up the mountain and a moment later, he disappeared. On the ground where he had disappeared, out springs flowing. The spring water, eventually forming a lake which was then known as the Donau Toba. Meanwhile, the mountain where Naidoo go into the island.