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Several years after, Toba wanted to get married with that good-looking girl. That girl agreed but with a requirement. If someday we are granted a child by God, please do not tell her/him that he/she was the child of fish even though her/his mother was the incarnation of fish. If you broke this promise, a disaster would come to this village." Toba agreed to the girl A year after they granted a baby from God named Samosir. They lived happily. Nevertheless, Samosir was spoiled, and he grew to be lazy boy. He even became naughty boy. For example, when his mother asked him to bring his father meals to the field, he refused it. His mother then brought the meals to Toba herself.
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And at that day, his mother asked him again to bring his father meals. She forced him hard, so Samosir went to the field. On the way to the field. Samosir ate the meals. On the contrary. Toba could not wait those meals because he was very hungry. He looked at the footpath so many times waiting for his meals and when Samosir came with the rest of rice, how mad he was then. "The naughty child, you give me the rest of rice after you have eaten it! You are child of fish!" After that, he hit Samosir until he cried. Samosir went home and told his mother about what had just happened. He even told his mother about his father words which revealed that he was the child of fish.
His mother was very shocked with it. The thunder suddenly struck in the sky. The sky then changed to be dark. The girl shortly asked Samosir to go to the upper hill. "Child, go away to save yourself!" she screamed to Samosir. Samosir ran to the upper hill immediately. Therefore, the rain fell heavily. The girl jumped down to the river and quickly changed to be a fish again. The river suddenly boiled. Toba was very afraid and he remembered to his promise long time ago. But, everything was late. The river flowed up like flood and in a little while the village went under the water. At last, the flood formed a lake called Lake Toba, whereas the hill in the middle of the lake called Samosir Island.
Itulah legenda Danau Toba dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris yang patut untuk kita lestarikan karena mengandung pesan moral agar kita tidak ingkar janji dan dapat dipercaya.***
