Legenda  DanaU Toba

Once upon a time, there was a fisherman lived in a North Sumatra. Don’t ask me the year, all I know it was a very long time before you were born. When he was fishing in a river, a big fish was nailed. This fish had gold color all over its body. It was beautiful. The fisherman was very excited. He imagined a delicious dinner in his head. He put the fish in his basket and went home happily.

When he got home, he put the fish in a sink. He grabbed a knife to kill the fish. But when he almost killed it, he saw the fish eyes and felt pity. He took the knife away and put the fish in washbasin and added water in it. “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t kill you” the fisherman said.

The fisherman went fishing again. But this time he couldn’t get any fish. He went home with nothing in his hand. His stomach started to sing. He walked home slouching. He was surprised when he saw smoke came out from his kitchen.

“Who cooked in my kitchen?” he confused.

He took a peep and surprised when he saw a beautiful girl cooked in his house. “Why there’s a girl in my kitchen?” he confused.

The fisherman entered the room. “Who are you?” he asked the girl.

“I’m the fish.” The girl said.

The fisherman looked the washbasin and saw nothing in it. “The fish?” he asked incredulous.

“Yes. You didn’t kill me and I’m very thankful. I will return your kindness.” The girl said.

“That’s ok. I didn’t ask any return” the fisherman said.

“But I have to.”The girl insisted.

“Well, I lived alone. I don’t have family. If you want to be my wife, I will be very happy.” The fisherman asked the girl.

The girl smiled and said “I’d love to but you have to promise me that if we have kid you can’t tell him about me.”

And so, the fisherman and the fish girl were married. And then they had a child called Samo. Samo was very naughty. He couldn’t be advisable. He always played and never helped his parents.

One day Samo was asked to deliver lunch to his father. On his way, he met his friends and forgot to deliver his father’s lunch. Samo played with his friends. When he was tired and hungry, he was resting under a tree and ate his father lunch. Meanwhile his father waited him in starve and tired. His father went home and saw Samo played. “Where is my lunch?” he asked.

“Mmm…mm.. I ate it” Samo said afraid.

“Why you ate it?” his father asked.

“Mmm..mm.. I was hungry after playing with my friend” Samo said.

“You were told to deliver my lunch but you didn’t listen.” his father was very furious. “I can’t handle you anymore. You are very naughty. Go away from me. Don’t come home anymore.” His father yelled and evicted Samo from his house.

And this what happened if you can’t control your mouth when you angry. His father said the words that he wouldn’t suppose to say. “You… fish’s son.”

Suddenly, the sky was getting dark. The storm was breaking the ears. The rain felt from the sky like giant hose sprayed water all over the place. And then the water came out from the land and getting harder.

Sumo’s mother was very sad. “I told you don’t tell him about me” she said to her husband. “Now I’m going back to be fish again. Good by” the mother was transformed magically to be gold fish again and disappear through the water. The water was getting higher and drown the village and formed a lake.

Meanwhile, sumo run to the hill and stayed there. The hill then was surrounded by the lake.

Now the lake was known as Toba Lake. Toba came from Tuba word means no mercy. And the hill in the middle called Samosir Island. Samosir means ‘Samo di usir’ or in English : Samo have been evicted.
This is just a legend, there were so many versions of the name’s story. You can’t tell which one is really true.

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                                           Legenda  DanaU Toba

Sekali waktu, ada seorang nelayan tinggal di Sumatera Utara. Jangan tanya saya tahun, semua saya tahu itu adalah waktu yang sangat lama sebelum Anda lahir. Ketika ia sedang memancing di sungai, ikan besar itu dipaku. Ikan ini memiliki warna emas di seluruh tubuhnya. Itu indah. Nelayan sangat bersemangat. Dia membayangkan makan malam yang lezat di kepalanya. Dia menempatkan ikan dalam keranjang dan pulang dengan gembira.

Ketika ia sampai di rumah, ia menaruh ikan di wastafel. Dia mengambil pisau untuk membunuh ikan. Tetapi ketika ia nyaris membunuhnya, ia melihat mata ikan dan merasa kasihan. Dia mengambil pisau itu dan menempatkan ikan di wastafel dan menambahkan air di dalamnya. "Jangan khawatir, aku tidak akan membunuhmu" kata nelayan.

Nelayan pergi memancing lagi. Tapi kali ini dia tidak bisa mendapatkan ikan apapun. Dia pulang dengan apa-apa di tangannya. Perutnya mulai menyanyi. Dia berjalan pulang membungkuk. Dia terkejut ketika ia melihat asap keluar dari dapur.

"Siapa yang memasak di dapur saya?" Bingung dia.

Dia mengambil mengintip dan terkejut ketika ia melihat seorang gadis cantik dimasak di rumahnya. "Kenapa ada seorang gadis di dapur saya?" Bingung dia.

Nelayan memasuki ruangan. "Siapa kau?" Tanyanya gadis itu.

"Aku ikan." Kata gadis itu.

Nelayan tampak wastafel dan melihat apa-apa di dalamnya. "Ikan?" Tanyanya ragu.

"Ya. Anda tidak membunuh saya dan saya sangat bersyukur. Aku akan kembali kebaikan Anda. "Kata gadis itu.

"Itu ok. Aku tidak meminta pengembalian apapun "kata nelayan.

"Tapi aku harus." Gadis itu bersikeras.

"Yah, aku tinggal sendirian. Saya tidak punya keluarga. Jika Anda ingin menjadi istri saya, saya akan sangat senang "Nelayan bertanya kepada gadis..

Gadis itu tersenyum dan berkata "Aku ingin tetapi Anda harus berjanji padaku bahwa jika kita punya anak Anda tidak bisa mengatakan padanya tentang aku."

Dan demikian, nelayan dan gadis ikan menikah. Dan kemudian mereka memiliki anak disebut Samo. Samo sangat nakal. Dia tidak bisa dianjurkan. Dia selalu bermain dan tidak pernah membantu orang tuanya.

Suatu hari Samo diminta untuk memberikan makan siang untuk ayahnya. Dalam perjalanannya, ia bertemu teman-temannya dan lupa untuk memberikan makan siang ayahnya. Samo bermain dengan teman-temannya. Ketika ia lelah dan lapar, ia beristirahat di bawah pohon dan makan siang ayahnya. Sementara ayahnya menunggu dia di kelaparan dan lelah. Ayahnya pulang ke rumah dan melihat Samo dimainkan. "Di mana makan siang saya?" Tanyanya.

"Mmm ... mm .. Aku memakannya "kata Samo takut.

"Kenapa kau makan itu?" Tanya ayahnya.

"Mmm .. mm .. Aku merasa lapar setelah bermain dengan teman saya "kata Samo.

"Kau diberitahu untuk memberikan makan siang saya, tetapi Anda tidak mendengarkan." Ayahnya sangat marah. "Saya tidak bisa menangani lagi. Anda sangat nakal. Pergi dariku. Jangan pulang lagi "Ayahnya berteriak dan diusir dari rumahnya Samo..

Dan ini apa yang terjadi jika Anda tidak bisa mengontrol mulut Anda ketika Anda marah. Ayahnya mengatakan kata-kata bahwa dia tidak akan kira untuk mengatakan. "Kau ... anak ikan."

Tiba-tiba, langit mulai gelap. Badai itu melanggar telinga. Hujan merasa dari langit seperti selang raksasa disemprot air seluruh tempat. Dan kemudian air keluar dari tanah dan semakin sulit.

Ibu sumo itu sangat sedih. "Saya bilang tidak memberitahunya tentang saya" katanya kepada suaminya. "Sekarang aku akan kembali menjadi ikan lagi. Baik oleh "ibu berubah secara ajaib menjadi ikan emas lagi dan menghilang melalui air. Air itu semakin tinggi dan menenggelamkan desa dan membentuk danau.

Sementara itu, lari ke bukit sumo dan tinggal di sana. Bukit kemudian dikelilingi oleh danau.

Sekarang danau itu dikenal sebagai Danau Toba. Toba berasal dari kata Tuba berarti belas kasihan. Dan bukit di tengah disebut Pulau Samosir. Samosir berarti 'Samo di usir' atau dalam bahasa Inggris: Samo telah diusir.
Ini hanyalah sebuah legenda, ada begitu banyak versi cerita nama itu. Anda tidak bisa mengatakan mana yang benar-benar benar.

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