TOBA LAKE

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Toba. He lived alone and had no wife. He decided being single and didn’t get married, although his age was mature enough to a family.

He had a narrow farm and a small hut not far from a lake. If the day was getting dark, he would go to the lake for fishing. He liked fishing and he could do this activity until night has come.

One day, after worked on his small farm, he decided to go fishing. He wanted to look for some fish for his dinner. He waited for a long time, but his hook didn’t catch any fish. He waited and waited patiently.

Suddenly, his fish bait made some movement. He was sure he would get a fish for his dinner. And that was true, a pretty big fish stuck on his bait. He took the fish and then put it on a fish basket. Then, he went home.
He was so happy to get a fish for his dinner. He imagined that his dinner tonight would be nice because the fish was pretty big and fresh.

Arriving at home, he put his fish basket beside the fire place. And then, he set fire of the fire place. But, he realized that he forgot to look for some woods for his fire place. Without the woods, of course he couldn’t cook the fish for his dinner.

He went out to look for some woods. He left the fish in the kitchen. He didn’t worry about the fish because he was sure that the fish was safe in the place.

After getting some woods, he went back home, but, he was to surprised as the fish basket was empty. The fish was gone, he just found some scales which in the form of gold pieces. Toba was confused. He convinced himself that the gold pieces he hold was the scales of the fish he caught this afternoon.

He stepped to his room. But, again he was shocked as he saw a beautiful girl with long hair in his room. The girl sat in toba’s bed. Toba didn’t make any movement. He was so shock and wondered who the girl was.

Suddenly the girl turn her head and looked at toba. Toba was so amazed with the girl’s beauty. He looked at the girl and admired her beauty. For some moments, they looked each other. Was that a possibility that this beautiful girl is an angel? toba thought.

Toba was so speechless and couldn’t say anything. For breaking the ice, the girl said something. She approached toba and said.

“Hi, toba. It was getting dark, could you turn on the lamp” the girl asked.

“Ooo… hhhiii… Alright, I will turn the lamp on,” Toba said, his body was trmebled because of fear.

“Don’t be afraid, Toba. I will not hurt you,” said the girl.

“But, who are you ? are you kind of genie or something ?”

The girl smiled and said.

“I am the incarnation of the fish you caught this afternoon,” the girl answered.

“Really, Oh.. God. Is that true?” toba was so surprised.

“Yes, but you don’t have to be afraid. I will help you to do some house hold activity. I will cook for you and prepare your daily meal, ”  the girl offered.

Toba was so happy to hear that.

“By the way, the gold pieces is my scales,” the girl said.

“Ooo.. well.. that’s why I didn’t found my fish in the basket,” toba said.

And then the girl went to the kitchen and cooked dinner for toba.

Everyday toba was accompanied by the girl. Toba was happy for that. Until one day, he asked the girl to get married. But, the girl gave a requiretmen. 

“I am agree to be your wife, but don’t ever tell my secret, my condition that I was a fish,” said the girl.

Toba agreed the girl’s requiretmen. And then they got married. Toba was happy to have such a beautiful wife. They lived happily because they loved each other.

Years gone by. Toba’s wife was pregnant and then not so long after that she gave birth. Toba was so happy. The baby was a boy. Named Samosir. They took care their only child. They showered the boy with love. It seemed that they were happy family.

7 years later

The mother spoiled the boy too much. No wonder, samosir became spoiled child. He didn’t want to help his father to work on farm. He only stayed at home doing nothing. He was a very lazy boy.

One day the mother asked samosir to bring lunch for his father who worked in a farm. Usually the mother did his job. But, because she was very busy, she didn’t have time to bring the lunch for his husband.

“Samosir my dear, please take this lunch for your father in the farm. He must be very hungry now. I can’t bring it for him, there is something else I want to do!” asked the mother.

“No, I can’t!” samosir refused.

“Why, don’t you want ho help me?” asked the mother.

“I want to play with my frieds, mother!” said samosir.

Mother was angry to hear this. She was so upset and threatened samosir if he didn’t do what she’s asked. She wouldn’t give samosir lunch. 

Because of his mother’s anger, he felt forced to do what his mother’s request.

“All right, mom. I will bring it to my father,” samosir said. Samosir went to his father’s farm. But he grumbled continuosly as she wanted to play with his friends.

On the way to his father’s farm, he ate the lunch little by little. He felt hungry, too. Because of this, there’s just a little lunch left. Meanwhile, the day was getting hot. Toba decided to rest under the tree. He felt thirsty and hungry. He asked himself why his wife didn’t bring lunch for him.

Waiting in a hungry was such a terrible thing for Toba. He got angry that time. Finally he saw somebody in a distance. He hoped the somebody was his wife who brought lunch for him.

But, he was surprised to see samosir, his son, who came to the farm.

“What do you do here, my son. Where is your mother? Why she didn’t  bring my lunch?” Toba said angrily.

“Mother is busy to do other things. So, she asked me to bring this lunch for you” said Samosir while gave the lunch to his father.

Toba took the lunch quickly as he couldn’t bear his hunger anymore. But, when he saw the lunch box, he was surprised. The lunch was no more left.

“What? Where is the lunch ? Why this box is empty ?” Toba said angrily.

“I am sorry, father. On the way here, I ate your lunch little by little. I am so hungry.” Samosir answered with anxiety.

“You’re really a bad boy. Why are you doing this ? I am really hungry, you know ? ” Toba snapped at Samosir.

“I am sorry, dad. I am really sorry for that!” Samosir said apologize.

“You are rebellious child. You are lazy, useless!!!” Toba got angry.

He felt really upset whit his son. And, suddenly he said something rude that actually was forbidden.

“Your manner is like a little animal. It is because your mother spoiled you. You are so naughty. Well, it is because your mother is a fish. So you are like her. Go away from here” Toba didn’t realize that what he said was so rude. He was forbidden to tell about Samosir’s mother’s origin.

Samosir was so sad to hear what his father’s said. He was badly hurt. He cried continuosly. His mother asked why Samosir cried. Samosir said that his father was angry to him. It’s because he ate his father’s lunch. Samosir also told what his father had said to him.
“Father said that I was a little animal because I didn’t obey his advice and he also said that mother is a fish.”
Samosir said this to his mother.

“What ??? How excessive he is! He was not supposed to tell that to you. You are his son. I will tell him.” The beautiful girl was so angry. 

“Why he’s so rude to his own child. He promised that he wouldn’t tell my origin. Why he did this to me.” The beautiful girl said sadly.

“Calm down, Samosir. Don’t cry anymore. Now, all you have to do is climb the highest tree and stay there. There will be a huge flood and this velley will be sink and disappear. There will be great disaster here,” the beautiful girl said.

“Really, mother ! How do you know ?” Samosir asked.

“Well, you must obey my advice without complaining ” the beautiful girl told his son.

After that, Samosir went away and climbed the highest tree in the village. He stayed there, obeyed his mother’s instruction. He still didn’t know why his mother told him to do this. He just waited what happened next.

The beautiful girl was really sad. He thought that Toba didn’t love her anymore. Toba was changed. He broke his promise to her. So, the girl thought there was no use she lived. She decided to do suicide by jumping to a lake.

Suddenly, the sky was getting dark upon the valley. Not so long after that, the rain poured the earth. It was a huge rain. The thunder and the lightning were so scary.

The rain was so heavy and make a huge flood. The valley was like  a sea. Just as the girl said, there was a great disaster in that village.

Meanwhile, Toba, who was still in his farm shocked with this disaster. He couldn’t save himself. He was drown by the flood and finally died.

And, the spoiled child, Samosir, although he climbed the highest tree, he still couldn’t save himself from this great disaster. He died as his parents. His body was floating. And then baceme small island which now was called Samosir Island.

And, the village was sink and became a huge lake. This lake was named as Toba’s name, that is Lake Toba.

Lake toba is located in North Sumatra.

“Behok ngan kuhe-kuhe”

He kuhe-kuhe……..kuhe belumban ngan behok kuhe dihukom leh mak raje kuhe-kuhe jadi cerite.

Assalamualaikum wr.wb

Yang terhormat para juri,para guru,hadirin sekalian ngan kance-kance yang aku sayangi.pertame-tame aku nak ngatekan terime kaseh ngan panitia penyelenggara lomba cerite ini lah ngenjok aku waktu untok ngatekan cerite ringkeh ku ini.Nah,para juri,guru ngan kance-kance ku sebelom aku ngatekan cerite ringkeh ku aku nak ngenalkan name ku dulu

Nameku            : Nadya Nanda Irawan

Kelas                : VIII

Aku sekulah di   : SMP NEGERI 4 PRABUMULEH BARAT

Penasaran kan ngan cerite ringkehku tadi? kalo mak atu aku nak mulai becerite ye dengah kan aku ati-ati ngan bebenah ye?cerite ringkeh ku ini berjudol “Behok ngan Kuhe-kuhe”.

            Dahulu kala ada hiduplah seekor kura-kura.Karena ia sangat lamban ia selalu menjadi bahan ejekan orang lain.Suatu hari datang seekor beruk yang sombong,rakus dan angkuh.Dia menantang kura-kura untuk berlomba dengannya.

Beruk                :”kuhe oh kuhe … payo kite belumban belahi sape cepat nyampaike ujong sane”.Tantang                        si beruk

Kura-kura          :”(berpikir) Ao payo hok”.

            Lalu keduanya pun berlomba berlari di sebuah jalan yang luas,setelah mereka berlomba beruk lah yang menjadi pemenangnya.Beruk pun kembali menantang kura-ura untuk berlomba dengannya.

Beruk                :”Nah he men tadi kite belumban belahi sekarang kite belumban naek batang.”

            Kura-kura hanya mengaggukan kepalanya menyatakan bahwa ia menerima tantangan beruk untuknya.Dan lagi-lagi kura-kura harus terkalahkan oleh beruk yang sombong,rakus dan ankuh itu.Setelah berlomba terus-menerus kura-kura merasa letih ia berputus asa karena selalu kalah,kura-kura pun memutuskan untuk pulang kerumah nya.

Kura-kura          :”(letih) ai ude hok aku sare ai,aku nak balek bai aku belumban kalah bai lantak dengan jadi aku nak balek bai ye”.

            Tiba-tiba saat kura-kura ingin melangkahkan kakinya untuk pulang beruk memanggilnya dan ingin ikut pulang bersama kura-kura.

Beruk                :”he tunggu ce…he aku nak milu dengan balek bai,jadi dekde?”.

Kura-kura          :”Ao payo hok kalu dengan nak milu nian.”

            Lalu keduanya pun berangkat menuju rumah kura-kura.Dan sesampainya di rumah kura-kura beruk melihat tanaman pisang milik kura-kura yang sudh berbuah dan sudah masak ranum.

Beruk                :”(Kaget) Ai he…alangkan masak pisang tanaman dengan ni?”.

Kura-kura          :”Ao hok tapi pisang tu tinggi jadia aku dek pacak ngambeknye”.

            Mendengar ucapan kura-kura itu beruk pun berusaha membujuk kura-kura agar mau menyuruhnya untuk memanjat pohon pisang milik kura-kura tersebut .

Beruk                :”Nah he….itu lah gunenye kite bekance,makmane kalu aku nulong dengan ngambek kan nye?”.

            Kura-kura bimbang denga ucapan beruk tadi,pikirnya beruk selalu menipu dirinya dan mengejek dirinya.Melihat kura-kura yang bimbang beruk kembali berusaha membujuk kura-kura.

Beruk                :”jangan khawater he enjok bai kanggi aku sebuhak”.bujuk beruk terhadap kura-kura”.

Kura-kura          :”kalu mak atu ambeklah hok.aku nunggu dibawah.”ucap si kura-kura yang telah terpengaruh dengan ucpan beruk.

            Si beruk mulai memanjat pohon pisang tersebut.Sesampainya di atas ia langsung memakan biuah-buah pisang tersebut dengan lahapnya.Melihat semua itu kura-kura yang berada di bawah pun berusaha memelas meminta bagiannya .

Kura-kura          :”Ai hok mane pisang bageanku?”. Tanya kura-kura

Beruk                :”Nyam..nyam…nyam pisang manes dikunyam-kunyam”. Jawab beruk tk menghiraukan kura-kura.

            Kura-kura kembali meminta bagiannya pada si beruk.

Kura-kura          :”Ai hok…kalu lah abes isi kuletnye bai bageanku”.

Beruk                :”Kulet-kulet gi gemok”.

            Setelah menghabisi seluruh buah pisang tersebut beruk pun turun dan langsung pergi tanpa menghiraukan si kura-kura.Setelah kejadian itu kura-kura mulai berpikir keras.ia berpikir bagaimana caranya agar ia dapat mengalahkan si beruk yang sombong,rakus,dan angkuh itu.Setelah berhari-hari ia berpikir akhirnya ia menemukan sebuah cara untuk mengalahkan si beruk itu.Ia pun bergegas mencari beruk untuk menantang beruk berlomba lagi dengannya.Setelah bertemu beruk kura-kura pun berkata

Kura-kura          :”hok makmane kalu kite belumban lagi?”. Tantang kura-kura

            Mendengar tantangan dari kura-kura itu beruk tertawa lantang dan menjawab

Beruk                :”ha….ha….ha….. ude he…he,belumban belahi denga kalah,belumban naek dengan luyok nah,nak belumaban ape lagi?”. Jawab beruk denga sombongnya

Kura-kura          :”kite belumban sape lame dikebat dalam ayek?”.

            Beruk pun menjawab dengan angkuhnya

Beruk                :” Ai jelas aku yang menang”.

            Maka mulailah keduanya berlomba,sebelum keduanya menyelam masig-masing leher merek diikat denga tali.tali yang mengikat leher kura-kra dipeggang oleh beruk sedangkan tali yang mengikat leher beruk dipenggang oleh kura-kura,lalu mulailah keduanya menyelam,sesampainya di dasar laut kura-kura mulai menjalankan rencananya.tali yang mengikat leher beruk ia ikatkan pada akar yang ada di dasar laut.Selang beberap saat beruk pun mulai kehabisan nafas ia menarik-narik tali sebagai tanda ia telah kalah,namun kura-kura masih sangat tenang melihat beruk seperti itu.Setelah si beruk benar-benar telah mati kura-kura baru melepaskan ikatan yang ada di akar pohon tersebut.Setelah itu kura-kura menarik mayat beruk ke atas darat.namun,sial bagi kura-kura.sebab,apa yang ia lakukan diketahui oleh seseorang.akibatnya ia di hadapkan pada sang raja untuk mendapatkan hukuman.

Raja                 :”behubong kuhe-kuhe lah bunih si behok,kuhe-kuhe haros dihukom,hukomannye kuhe-kuhe dimasokkan ke dalam api ditunuh sampe mutung”. Herdik sang raja pada kura-kura.

            Mendengar herdikkan sang raja itu tak lanats membuat kura-kura takut,ia bahkan menjawab sang raja dengan santainya.

Kura-kura          :”Ai mak raje kalu dimasokkan ke dalam api aku nil ah biase kel awak ku itam”. Smbil memperlihatkan tubuhnya yang hitam

Raja                 :”Kalu mak atu hukomannya kite genti,masokkan bai kuh-kuhe ni kedalam kandang ayam”. Kata sang raja.

            Mendengar itu kura-kura berpura-pura sedih dan meminta agar dia tak diberi hukuman itu

Kura-kura          :”Ai mak raje jangan aku dimasokkan dalam kandang ayam.mati kanggi aku dicetok leh ayam mak raje”. Jawab si kura-kura.

Raja                 :” Ai dek katek ampon-aponan,cepat laksanakan hukoman”.

            Lalu pengawal raja membawa kura-kura kedalam kandang ayam dan dimasukkan lah kura-kura ke dalam keandang ayamtersebut.Selang beberapa hari pengawal sang raja datang melihat kondisi kura-kura.dan betapa kagetnya dia ketika melihat kura-kura yang semakin sehat setelah berada di kandang ayam tersebut.

Pengawal raja    :”Lapor mak raje,tau dekde mak raje kuhe-kuhe tambah besak bungok begaje-gaje di dalam sane itu”. Lapornya pada sang raja

Raja                 :”(kaget) Ait…… makmane abat pacak lok atu ?”. raja begitu kaget mendengar berita itu.

Pengawal raja    :”Oy… mak raje sangkan kuhe tu tambah besak bungok begaje-gaje teloh di dalam kandang ayam tu die makaninye”. Jelasnya

            Sang raja semakin marah dan sangat geram dengan semua itu lalu raja memerintahkan pengawalnya untuk menyeret kembali kura-kura ke hadapan raja lagi.

Raja                 :”kalu mak atu hukoman kuhe-kuhe ni kite genti…masokkan bai kuhe-kuhe ni kedalam lesong di tutok sampai mati.” Herdik sang raja

Kura-kura          :”Oy…. Mak aje kalu di tutok aku nil ah  biase.kele awak ku gempeng.” Jawab nya dengan begitu tenang

Raja                 :”Ai…. Lah benah pule.” Bisik hati raja

            Raja kembali berpikir hukuman apa yang pantas untuk kura-kura.

Raja                 :”Ai die ni ….di tunuh dek ape-ape,di tutok lah biase,dimasokkan ke dalam kandang ayam tambah besak bungok begaje-gaje,kalo lok atu die ni …….. kite masokkan bai kedalam ayek!”. Kata sang raja.

            Mendengar hukumannya yang akan di masukkan ke dalam air kura-kura beroura-pura takut dan sangat sedih ia meratap-ratap sang raja sambil meneteskan air mata.

Kura-kura          :”Ay….. tuan raje…..tuan kuase ….jangan nian aku dimasokkan ke dalam ayek…. Mati aku tuan raje,jangan nian tuan raje.” Pintannya

Raja                 :”Ay dek katek ampon-aponan … cepat laksanakan hukoman!”. Perintah sang raja pada pengawal-pengawalnya.

            Lalu di bawalah kura-kura dekat sebuah sungai yang luas dan dalam itu dan kemudian di lemparlah kura-kura ke dalam sungai tersebut.Namun,sang raja dan para pengawalnya kaget melihat kura-kura yang langsung berenang ke dasar sungai ketika di lempar

Kura-kura          :” ye…. Gelibah dayo idop aku…….balek kehumah ke panggong ku,gelibah dayo idop aku balek kehumah ke panggong ku.” Nyanyian kura-kura

            Sang raja dan para pengawalnya baru sadar bahwa mereka kembali tertipu oleh si kura-kura.

Nah,kance-kance ku itulah tadi cerite ringkeh ku.Di ceriteku tadi ade pesan bahwa kite dekde jadi sombong,angkuh ape lagi rakos,akhirnye bunoh kite dewek kan?. Ku harap kance-kance yang hader disini dekde ke nah punye sifat lok atu ye dek bagos punye sifat lok atu,Nah juri,kance-kance gale-gale terime kaseh ye lah dengahkan cerite ku.akher kata ku.

Wassalamualaikum wr wb.

Beautiful Rain and Handsome Boy

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 To Be continue......