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.

Who are the characters in the story?

Question

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.   
Who are the characters in the story?

Fahmyahafidz Admin · Accepted Answer

Pada soal ini menanyakan siapa saja karakter yang muncul di dalam cerita 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.    Berdasarkan text yang diberikan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat tiga karakter di dalam cerita tersebut, yaitu:    
	 Batara Guru Sahala, seorangpria tampan yang gemar memancing. 
	 Wanita ikan yang dipancing oleh Batara Guru Sahala dan dinikahi olehnya. 
	 Anak dari Batara Guru Sahala dan wanita ikan 
       Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah " The characters in the story are Batara Guru Sahala, the fish-woman, and the son of Batara Guru Sahala and the fish-woman ."