Lake TobaIn first time, before Lake Toba exist, Toba area are consist of mountain and valey with smallriver.

In that time live young man and the name is Toba and he work as a fisherman. One day Tobago to the river, for all day fishing but not one fish he get. Desperate cause it sunset and Tobathrow his fishhook to the water, he was shock when he does get one fish a big one (Cyprinuscarpio). With proudly he bring the fish and wanna go home.

But Toba shock when the fish talk to him said "Don;t bring to your home to eat me, but onlykeep me in the house in middle of farm, and you come again after three days". Toba surpriseto look the fish can talk and doing what the fish said to him.

After three days, he goes to the farm and get in to the house, Toba really shock he show abeautiful lady with long hair not a fish. Surprised Toba ask the lady "Who are you and whatare you doing in this house ??", and the lady said "My name is Nauli, Princess of water, sendingby God to be human.".

And Toba persuade the girl to be his wife. The girl said "I want to be your wife but you mustpromise. Whatever and what happen to our family in the next, that you will not said that iam a fish and if you broken i will return and back to my first time being a fish". Toba agreethat he will keep promised. They have married and live in that house.

For daily needed they do farming. And they are happy family. Not for long time they haveone child and give the name Samosir.

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One day when Samosir bring a lunch to his father at farm, Samosir have accident, he downand the food droped, now the food already dirty. But Samosir collecting all the food back andbring to his father. After arrived, Samosir call his father to get lunch, but he affraid to tell himthe he get accident before he go to farm and the food was dirty.

When his father opened, he surprise Samosir bring a dirty food. And he angry to Samosir andsaid "Cause your are kid from fish, you bring to me dirty food.", Samosir crying that his fatherangry to him, and he go back his mom and make a report. Nauli crying too when her sonSamosir tell to her. Nauli sad to Toba he broken promise, and Nauli hugging her son Samosirand tell him that all is true.

Nauli order Samosir to go to highland, this is consequence if your father Samosir broken hispromise, i will return back as a fish. After Samosir already in highland, Nauli pray wishes Godbring she return back, and the rain coming make flood in Toba area and it become Lake.Nauli was back to her life as a fish. And the lake become Lake Toba and highland wheresamosir going become Samosir Island.

Note :

Promise ( Padan : in Batak Language) is important word in this legend. Don't say promise ifbroken it next time, cause who broken promise can get disaster.

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Sigale gale PuppetLong time ago, one of kingdom in Toba order by a wisdom King. The King have only one son,the name is Manggale. In that era, often happen war between one kingdon and others.

And the King order his son go to battle agains enemy who want wrest our kingdom. In themiddle of war, the son of the king was died, the only one son.

The King desperate remember his son, and the king was sick. Looking this situation that theKing health become bad, and adviser of kingdom call a healer to give a medicine. Some ofhealer make opinion the King was longing for his son. The healer make motion to adviser,carve a wood make puppet face same like face Manggale, and the motion really do andcarve wooden in forest.

When puppet already finish, adviser of kingdom make ritual ceremony to bring the puppetManggale to castle. The healer make ritual, playing Sordam and call Manggale spirit tobringin to the puppet. The puppet takes from forest with play Sordam and Gondang Sabangunan.The puppet already in catle, the King suddently come better and looks health when he see thepuppet like a same with his son face.

This legend become puppet Sigale-gale (Puppet face same like the son of the King, name isManggale).

Sigale-gale keep in one house in the forest. When the King longing for, so people do ritual tobring puppet Sigale-gale from forest to the castle.

Note :

Sordam dan Gondang Sabangunan playing to wishes blessing from spirit.

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