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Read the following text carefully! Then,
The Legend of Lake Toba
Long long time ago, in North Sumatra, there lived a poor farmer in a
valley. He was diligent. Anything he planted grew well. He lived by farming and
fishing in the river. He ate the fish or sold them in the market.
2. One afternoon, he went fishing in the river. After hours of waiting, he
hadn't caught a single fish. This had never happened before. Disappointed,
he pulled his rod out of the water. But just as his rod was living the water, a
fish bit it. He pulled it out. How happy he was! It was a beautiful big goldfish.
Suddenly, the fish spoke.
"Please, put me back in the water. I still want to live." The farmer was
surprised. The farmer agreed to set it free. Then, the fish suddenly turned
into a beautiful lady. "I was the incarnation of the fish you caught. Thank
you for your kindness. As return, I am willing to be your wife," she said. The
farmer was happy and agreed to marry the lady.
"However, there is a condition that you can't break. If we have a child,
you must never tell anyone that I was a fish." "Yes, I promise not to break this
condition," said the farmer.
* Finally, they got married. Soon, they had a son named Samosir.
Samosir liked eating. In a day, he could eat many times. Sometimes, he ate
his parents' meals.
One day, her mother asked Samosir to take a box of meals to his
father who was working at the field. It was a long walk to the field. However,
on the way he started to feel hungry. He decided to eat the meals. He had
eaten all the meals.
When he found his father, he handed him the box. Looking at the
empty box, his father was really angry. "Have you eaten all the meals? Don't
you know that your father is really hungry?" shouted the farmer. "I'm sorry,
Father. I can't stand to see the food. So, I ate them all," answered Samosir.
"Samosir! Darn you! Son of fish!" shouted his father. Samosir was shocked.
"Father, what do you mean? I'm not a son of fish," said Samosir. The farmer
was startled. He just realized that he broke his promise to his wife.
Samosir ran all the way home to meet his mother. "Mother, am I son
of fish?" His mother was shocked. She was sad and did not expect that her
husband would break his promise. It started to rain. The lightning struck, the
mother and Samosir disappeared.
In the place where they disappeared, a spring emerged. The farmer
ran towards the house. He ran inside and looked all through the house, but
they had gone. He regretted what he had done. Longer, the water became
a big puddle of water like a large lake. This lake is now called Lake Toba. In
the middle of the lake, there is an island named Samosir.
Adapted from: Nunik Utami, 63 Legenda, Cerita, Mitos, Fabel Nusantara, Jakarta, Anak Kita, 2013
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