Origins of Lake Toba (Part I)

Origins of Lake Toba (Part I)

Lake Toba

The Tales of Lake toba. Lake Toba with a length of 100 kilometers and a width of 30 kilometers is the biggest lake in indonesia. The lake is in the middle there is samosir island is located in the province of north sumatra.

According to the story, this ancient volcanic lake is a watershed. However, due to an extraordinary event, the flow of the turned into a lake. What events happened so that the flow of the river was turned into a lake? Follow the story in the story of origin of lake toba below.

Once, in the region of north sumatra, indonesia, there lived a young wanderer. He wanders to various country. One day, he arrived at a place that is beautiful and fertile landscape. In the vicinity there is a clear water. The young man was keen to settle in the place. Finally, he built a modest house not far from the river. The house consists of a bedroom and a kitchen space to cook.

After building a house, the young neil man was soon looking for a piece of land that is fertile for he planted various crops such as tubers and vegetables. After finding a suitable place, he began to open up with big cutting down trees and clearing bushes bushes. Each time returning to his home, he always brought firewood and kept it in his house for use under everyday cooking. In addition to farming, the young man went to fishing types of fish to be used as a side dish.

One day, coming home from the fields, the young Neil man went to the fishing . Arriving at the river, he immediately threw the fishing line to the middle of the river. He fished long enough, but not touching any types of fish bait. Many times he lifted and tossed back into the river fishing, but yet there is also a types of fish that eat the bait. Strange! Why are not touches the bait? Though usually every time i threw pancingku directly struck the river to fish. Whether the fish in this river is up? He thought to himself.

Moments later, the young Neil man tried to once again pull and throw back his line slightly to the middle of the river. However, it still has not produced results. Finally he decided to stop fishing. However, when it was about to draw his line, suddenly grabbed a fishes. After a few moments to let the fish pulled the fishing rod to and fro, he was pulled slowly. Aduuuh, heavy! It's certainly an interesting big fish, thought the young man.

It is true. After painstakingly young man reeled in his line up to the edge of the river, they saw a big fish hanging and mengelepar thrashing around at the end of the rope pole. Quickly, he raised his fishing rather far into the land that is not released into the river. What a happy young man, because only this time he was getting that big fish. As he took off pole eyes, the fishes was looking at him meaningfully. He felt the eyes of the fish was like eyes of a girl who falls in love with him.