NARRATIVE TEXT DAN TERJEMAHANNYA
The Story of Toba Lake
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing,
he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever
had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He
felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; “Yes, but you
have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish,
otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. The man made the deal and they got
married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would
help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was
so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got
furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home
and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had
broke his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up
the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When her daughter left,
she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain.
The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again
and the man became the island of Samosir.
TERJEMAHANNYA
Pada suatu ketika, ada seorang pria
yang tinggal di Sumatera utara. Dia tinggal di sebuah gubuk sederhana di lahan
persawahan. Dia berkebun dan memancing untuk kehidupan sehari-harinya.
Suatu hari, ketika pria itu memancing
ikan, ia menangkap ikan emas besar di perangkapnya. Itu hasil tangkapan
terbesar yang pernah didapatkan dalam hidupnya. Anehnya, ikan ini berubah
menjadi seorang putri cantik. Dia jatuh cinta dengannya dan melamarnyya untuk
menjadi istrinya. Dia berkata; “Ya, tapi kau harus berjanji untuk tidak
memberitahu siapa pun tentang rahasia bahwa saya adalah seekor ikan, jika tidak
akan ada bencana besar”. Pria itu membuat kesepakatan dan mereka menikah, hidup
bahagia dan memiliki seorang putri.
Beberapa tahun kemudian, putri ini akan
membawakan makan siang untuk ayahnya di ladang. Suatu hari, putrinya begitu
lapar dan ia pun memakan makan siang ayahnya. Sayangnya, ia mengetahuinya dan
marah, dan berteriak; “Dasar anak ikan terkutuk!”. Anaknya berlari pulang dan
bertanya pada ibunya. Sang ibu mulai menangis, merasa sedih karena suaminya
telah melanggar janjinya.
Kemudian dia mengatakan kepada putrinya untuk berlari ke atas bukit karena bencana besar itu akan datang. Ketika putrinya pergi, dia berdoa. Segera terjadilah gempa besar diikuti hujan deras yang tidak berhenti. Seluruh daerah banjir dan jadilah Danau Toba. Dia berubah menjadi ikan lagi dan sang suami menjadi Pulau Samosir.
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