Narrative text : The Legend of Toba Lake

 The Legend of Toba Lake

Orientation:

Once upon time, there was a handsome man. His name was Batara Guru

Sahala. He liked fishing.

Complication:

One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish

could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was

free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. She attracted Batara

Guru so much. He felt in love with that fish-woman. The woman wanted

to marry with him and said that Batara Guru had to keep the secret

which she had been a fish. Batara Guru aggreed and promised that he

would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara

Guru got very angry with his daughter. He could not control his mad. He

shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daugters. The daughters

were crying. They found their mother and talked her about it.

Resolution:

The mother was very annoyed. Batara Guru broke his promise. The

mother was shouting angrily. Then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes

started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that

the big hole became a lake. Then this lake is known as Toba lake.

 

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