Hanging Stone (Batu Gantung di Parapat)

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Once upon a time, in remote huta sada edge of Lake Toba in North Sumatra, there lived a husband and wife with a beautiful maiden daughter named Chrysanthemum. In addition to beautiful, Chrysanthemum is also very diligent in helping parents work in the fields. Every day the little family work their fields on the edge of Lake Toba, and the results are used to meet daily needs. One day, Chrysanthemum went to the fields alone, because there is a need both parents in a neighboring village. Seruni only accompanied by her beloved dog called the Toki. Arriving at the farm, she was not working, but he just sat there staring at the natural beauty of Lake Toba. Looks like he was facing a difficult problem solved. While the dog, the Toki, come sit next to him, staring at the face of Chrysanthemum as if he knew what he was thinking that his employer. Once in a while the dog was barking to distract the attention of the employer, but the employer still usic with reverie.

Indeed, the last few days Seruni face always looked glum. He was very sad, because it will be married off by her parents at a young man who is his cousin. Though he had been having an affair with a young man and his choice has promised to build a happy home. He was very confused. On the one hand he does not want to disappoint his parents, and on the other hand he could not bear to part with her idol youth. Therefore felt unable to bear the heavy burden, he was getting desperate.

            "Oh, God! Servants are not able to live with this burden, "complained Seruni. A few moments later, Chrysanthemum rose from his seat. With tears loose, he walked slowly toward the Lake Toba. Apparently she wanted to end her life by jumping into Lake Toba is rugged steep. While the Toki, followed his master from behind while barking.

With the thought that kept raging, Chrysanthemum walking toward the cliff path regardless of Lake Toba in its path. Unexpectedly, he suddenly plunged into a large gravel pit until deep into the bottom of the hole. Black rock that made the atmosphere in the hole was getting dark. Beautiful girl was very frightened. At the base of a dark hole, he felt the rock walls that move about to snuggle on him.

"Help......! Help......! Help me, Toki! "Chrysanthemum voice asking for help to his dog. The Toki understand if the employer need his help, but he can not do anything except just barking at the mouth of the hole. Several times Seruni screaming for help, but the Toki really can not afford help him. Finally she was getting desperate.

 "Ah, I better die than live long suffering," resigned Seruni.

 The walls of rock, it's moving closer.

 "Parapat [2] ...! Parapat Parapat stone ... "cried Chrysanthemum stone crushing told her ..

While the employer knows Toki danger kept barking at the mouth of the hole. Feeling unable to help her employer, she immediately ran back to the house to ask for help. Arriving at her employer's house, the old man immediately approached Toki Seruni a new chance coming from a neighboring village to walk to her house.

"Auggg ...! auggg ...! auggg ...! "the Toki barking while clawing at the ground to inform the parents that the Chrysanthemum in danger.

 "Toki ..., where Seruni? What happened to her? "Chrysanthemum's father asked the dog.

"Auggg ...! auggg ...! auggg ...! "Toki kept barking the running back and forth to invite them to a place.

 "Sir, it looks like Chrysanthemum in danger," said the mother Seruni.

 "You're right. The Toki invites us to follow him, "said the father Seruni.

 "But it was dark, sir. How do we get there? "She said Seruni.

 "You prepare a torch! I'll be looking for help to a neighbor, "said the father.

 Pretty soon, the whole neighborhood had gathered at the home page Seruni father carrying the torch. After that they followed the Toki to the scene. Once they were in the field, the Toki directly toward the mouth of the hole. Then he barked as he held out held out his mouth into a hole to let the people that are at the basis Chrysanthemum hole.

 Both parents Chrysanthemum immediately approached the mouth of the hole. What a surprise when they saw there was a hole big enough rock on the edge of their fields. In the pit was heard the faint sound of a woman: "Parapat ...! Parapat stone ... Parapat! "

 "Sir, listen to that sound! Itukan voice of our children! Seruni mother cried in panic.

 "Yes, ma'am! It sounds Seruni! "Replied the father participated panic.

 "But why did he yell: parapat, parapatlah stone" asked the mother.

 "I do not know, ma'am! It seems like there's something wrong in there, "said the anxious father.

 Mr. Farmer was trying to light up the hole with a torch, but the bottom of the hole was so deep that can not be penetrated by the light of torches.

"Seruniii ...! Seruniii ... "cried the father Seruni.

"Chrysanthemum ... my son! This mom and dad came to help! "Shouted the mother involved.

Several times they cried, but did not get a response from Seruni. Only the sound drifted Seruni who sent the stone to move up on him.

"Parapat ...! Parapatlah rocks ...! Parapatlah! "

"Seruniiii ... my son!" Chrysanthemum mother screamed again, crying hysterically.

 Residents present at the site trying to help. One resident reached seutastampar (rope) to the bottom of the hole, but the slap was not touched at all. Father Seruni increasingly concerned with the state of his son. He then decided to follow her foray into the gravel pit.

 "Mom, hold this torch!" Ordered the father.

 "I want to go?" Asked the mother.

 "I want to catch up Seruni into the hole," he replied firmly.

 "No dad, it's dangerous!" Prevent the mother.

 "Yes sir, the hole was very deep and dark," said one resident.

 Finally my father Seruni the attack. A moment later, suddenly the sound of thunder. Earth shook violently as if to end. Gravel pit suddenly close itself. The cliffs on the edge of Lake Toba was falling. Father and mother and all the people ran Chrysanthemum thither to escape. They abandoned gravel pit mouth, so that poor Seruni not be rescued from the crush rock.

 Some time after the earthquake stopped, suddenly appeared a large rock that resembles the body of a girl and as if hanging on the cliff wall on the shores of Lake Toba. Local people believe that the stone was an incarnation of the oppressed Chrysanthemum batucadas in the hole. By their stone was then given the name "Hanging Rock".

 A few days later, tersiarlah news of what had happened to the girl. Residents flocked to the scene to see the "Hanging Rock" is. Residents who witnessed the incident told other residents that before the hole closed, a voice: "Parapat ... parapat stone ... parapatlah!"

Because the word "parapat" are spoken and many people tell it, the week that was on the edge of Lake Toba was later given the name "Parapat". Parapat now become a small town a very attractive tourist destination in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.