History The Singkarak Lake in West Sumatra

The Singkarak Lake with an area of 107.8 m2 is the second largest lake after Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. The lake is located at an altitude of 36.5 meters above sea level is located in two districts in West Sumatra province, the District of Solok and Tanah Datar. According to the story, which is also a lake upstream of Sungai Batang this Ombilin formerly was a vast ocean. However, due to an extraordinary event, the shrinking of sea water.

Once, in a village in West Sumatra region, there lived the family of Mr. Son. He lived in a shack on the seafront with his wife and a small child named Indra. To meet the needs of his family, Mr. Buyung with his wife collect forest products and fishing in the sea. Every morning they go to the forest in Bukit uphold Sirih to find manau, rattan, and resin for sale to the market. If the fishing season arrives, they go to sea to catch fish by using a fishing rod, fish traps or nets.When he was ten years old, Indra often helps parents to the forest or to the sea. How happy Mr. Buyung and his wife have a child who diligently as Indra. However, there is one thing that makes them worried, because the Indra has an oddity, that his appetite is very exaggerated. In one meal, he can spend half a rice basket with a side dish of some dishes.At one point, a bad season arrives. Both forest products and marine products is very difficult to obtain. To that end, Mr. Buyung families must scrimp especially restrain appetite. They should be eaten as is. If there is no rice, they eat yam or taro (taro). Bad season lasts long enough, so they are increasingly difficult to obtain food. It seems to make them more concerned with themselves than to their children. Difficulty getting the food it also makes them almost despair. They often lazing go looking for rattan to the forest and look for fish in the sea.For several days the family of Mr. Buyung only eat roasted sweet potatoes. Of course it does not satisfy the stomach Indra. One day, Indra crying for food to both parents."Dad, my swatch food! I'm very hungry, "complained Indra."Hey, lazy boy! If you look hungry own food into the woods or into the sea there! "Cried his father with exasperation."Sir! Are not our children were little? Of course he has not been able to find their own food, 'said the mother."Yes, he was still a child. But, he is the most widely eating, "argued husband.Hearing her husband's denials, his wife was silent. He then persuaded Indra in order to go alone to uphold Sirih Hill to look for forest products on the Mount. Indra also follow the advice of his mother. Before leaving for the forest, Indra first feed a pet chicken named Taduang. The Taduang is a chicken that clever. Each time the master (the Indra) return from the forest, he always crowed to welcome her master.By noon, Indra return from the forest without bringing results. The next day, his father told him to go to the sea for fishing. When Indra went to sea, father and mother just dozing in the hut. Apparently, they really were desperate to face the difficulties of life. Such circumstances last for a month, so Indra felt he was very tired and intend to rest a few days.One day, after returning from the sea to find fish, Indra said to his father:"Dad! My body feels very tired. May I rest for a few days? "Asked Indra."What did you say? Basic lazy boy! You are not allowed to rest. Tomorrow you have to keep returning to the sea to find fish, "said the father.Therefore do not want to refute his father's orders, the next day Indra went to sea for fishing. When Indra went to sea, secretly mother also went to sea. But, he headed to a promontory, a bit far from where Indra fishing. While his father went to the forest.By noon, Mr. Buyung back from the forest with a bundle of fibers. At home, he saw his wife was cleaning pensi (a kind of small-sized clams)."What are you doing, ma'am?" Asked Mr. Buyung to his wife."While cleaning pensi, sir! That was when they wanted to look for fish in the sea, I saw a lot of people from neighboring villages were looking for pensi. Finally I had come looking for pensi with them, "replied his wife."How do I cook it? Did not cook pensi mother had never before? "Asked Mr. Son."Calm down, sir! Said a resident of a neighboring village, pensi meat tasty if cooked pangek, "said his wife."Well, then, we eat well this afternoon," said Mr. Buyung, rubbing her stomach already growling.After cleaning pensi it, his wife immediately made seasoning and cooking. Soon, the aroma of cooking pangek was wafted by Mr. Son."Well, once fragrant aroma. My wife is a good cook, "said Mr. Buyung as he approached his wife, who was cooking in the kitchen."Mom, what we eat enough pangek three of us?" Asked Mr. Son."Sure enough," replied his wife."Do you already forgotten that the Indra eat a lot? Pangek he is certainly not enough to feed themselves, "said Mr. Son.'If so, what should we do, sir? "Asked his wife."Why do not we eat quietly, while the Indra still at sea," advises Mr. Son."But, soon he came home," his wife said."When he came home, would be found out.," Said Mr. Son."How can you know?" Asked his wife."If the Taduang crowed, meaning the Indra has come home," said Mr. Son.The wife was nodding hear her answer. Both were eating pangek it greedily. However, only eat a few mouthfuls, suddenly Indra crowing fowl. Heard the crowing of the cock, both husband and wife were immediately wash your hands and clean up food and hide it under the bed. When Indra went into the hut, he saw his parents were sitting relax. Both parents looked calm, as if nothing had happened."Hey, Indra! Which fish do you get? "Asked his father."Sorry, Dad! Today I did not get the fish? "Said Indra to face crumpled."Why did you go home if you do not acquire fish?" Asked his father."Sorry, Dad! I was very tired and hungry, "said Indra."Hey, what can you eat if you do not get the fish?" The father asked."I've already tried, Dad. But it has not succeeded, "said Indra."Mother Father! Is there something that I can eat. Just a booster stomach, "asked Indra to both parents."No! Today there is no food for the children slacker, "says his father."But, Dad! I'm hungry, "complained Indra, holding his stomach."Good! You should not eat, but you have to wash the fibers is to clean, "said her mother, handing fibers that had brought her from the jungle.Indra was immediately went to sea to wash the fibers it because he wanted to get food from both parents. When Indra went to sea, parents resumed their meal."Well, even though this was the first mother cooked pangek Pensi, but it tasted delicious," praised Mr. Buyung to his wife.The wife smiled at the flattery of her husband. Then the couple was eating greedily pangek. They had stopped eating after their stomachs actually already full. Finished eating, they went back to hide the remaining food under the bed. Not much later, the Taduang heard crowing, a sign of his master had returned from the sea. When entering into the hut, Indra saw his parents still sitting relax."How? Whether it is clean fibers you wash? "Asked her mother."Yes, ma'am," said Indra, putting it in front of his mother's fibers."Hah! Why is black like this? You have to wash up white, "said his mother."But, Mom! I've tried to wash it many times, even I rubbed with a mixture of sand, but still black, "protested Indra."Ah, reason alone! Wash again roofed it into the sea! "Cried his father.With staggered steps, Indra returned to the sea. Arriving at sea, he kept trying to wash and scrub the fibers it up many times, but still black. Indra apparently still children do not know if the fibers it is basically black. Although the fibers were repeatedly washed and scrubbed, would never be white.Dusk, Indra returned to his cabin. When entering into the living room of his hut, he no longer saw his parents sitting. Slowly, he started toward the kitchen space. How shocked he was when he saw his parents were still asleep in the kitchen. They are scattered around the dinner plates, baskets of rice, and pan pangek Pensi empty. Only a chunk of meat sauce with a few remaining Pensi.How sad heart Indra watched it all. Now he realizes that his parents had cheated and lied to. However, as a filial son, he did not want to upset those who gave birth. He then walked out of the hut, wiping the tears that trickled down her cheeks. When outside the hut, he immediately captures his favorite chicken, the Taduang. Then he sat on a rock beside his hut mengusab Taduang stroked the fur."Taduang! Apparently the father and mother had tricked me. For how shall I stay with them here, if they already do not love me anymore, "said Indra to chicken.Indra's statement, it was crowing cock many times, a sign that he understood the feelings of his master. The Taduang then flapping its wings. Indra also understood that it would take her favorite chicken left the village. Quickly, Indra was immediately held at the foot of the Taduang. Moments later, the Taduang flew into the air, while Indra still holding on to his legs. When the body is lifted Indra, Indra sat stone where it also lifted. Surprisingly, the higher they fly, the stone was getting bigger. Finally, the Taduang was already no longer strong enough to bring the Indra fly along the boulder. Seeing this, Indra was immediately yanked his leg, so that the boulder hurtling toward the earth and hit one of the hills that surround the sea. Hit the rock forming an elongated hole. Quickly, sea water flowed toward the hole and through the hill, thus forming streams.
  Perhaps, that is the origin of the river Trunk Ombilin, which empties into the Riau area. The longer the sea water was shrinking, so it turned into a sea of ​​Lake Batur, which until now the pride of the people of Solok. While Indra flown by his favorite chicken, the Taduang, until now unknown.

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