Work in pairs. Reread the story about Toba Lake in Activity 3. Then, discuss the answer to the following questions. Once upon a time in Sumatra Island, there was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free. Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. The woman helped Batara Guru Sahala by cooking for his meals every day. Batara Guru Sahala fell in lovewith that fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it. They were married happily. After years, they had a son. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his son. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and called his son "fish children'. The son was crying. He found his mother and told her about it. The mother was very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba Lake. What can we learn from the story?

Pembahasan

Soal tersebut menanyakan apa pesan moral yang dapat diambil dari cerita tersebut. Pada soal ini menanyakan tentang pesan moral yang dapat diambil daricerita legenda Danau Toba. Cerita Danau Toba adalah salah satu contoh cerita rakyat yang termasuk ke dalam narrative text. Narrative text adalah cerita khayalannon fiksi yang bisa berbentuk dongeng, mitos, cerita rakyat, cerita binatang, dan lain sebagainya. Adapun struktur yang terdapat pada narrative text, yaitu: Orientation Complication Resolution Reorientation Umumnya pesan moral dari suatu narrative text terdapat padabagian reorientation. R eorientation pada teks inidapat ditemukan di paragraf terakhir. Berdasarkan text ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemarahan si wanita ikan yang menyebabkan letusan gunung berapi dan terbentuk Danau Toba diakibatkan oleh Batara Guru Sahala yang melanggar janjinya terhadap wanita ikan untuk tidak memberitahukan kepada siapapun bahwa si wanita ikan dulunya merupakan seekor ikan. Sehingga pesan moral yang dapat diambil dari cerita Toba Lake ini adalah never break a promise. Yang artinya adalah "jangan pernah melanggar janji yang telah dibuat." Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah " From the story, we can learn that we should never break a promise ."