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Once upon a time, there was a fisherman living in North Sumatra. One day, while he was fishing in the river, a big fish was nailed. The fisherman was very excited. He imagined a delicious dinner he would have. Soon he put the fish in his basket and went home happily. When the fisherman got home, he put the fish in a sink. He took a knife to kill the fish. However, when he almost killed it, he saw the fish’s eyes and felt pity. So he took the knife away and put the fish in a washbasin.

            The fisherman went fishing again, but this time he couldn’t get any fish. He went home with nothing in his hand. He was surprised when he saw smoke came out from his kitchen. He peeped in and was surprised knowing that there was a beautiful girl cooking in the kitchen. The girl was actually the fish who wanted to return his kindness. The fisherman then asked the girl to marry him. The girl agreed, but the fisherman had to promise that if they had a child, he wouldn’t tell their child about her.

            And so, the fisherman and the fish girl were married. And then they had a child called Samo. Samo was very naughty. He always played and never helped his parents. One day, Samo’s mother asked him to deliver lunch to his father. On his way, he met his friends and forgot to deliver his father’s lunch. Samo played with his friends. When he was tired and hungry, he took a rest under a tree and ate his father’s lunch. Meanwhile, his father waited for him starving and tired. His father went home and saw Samo played. “You were asked to deliver my lunch but you didn’t do it,” said his father furiously. “You are very naughty. Go away and don’t come back home!” His father yelled and evicted Samo from his house. His father said the words that he wouldn’t suppose to say. “You…fish’s son.” 

            Suddenly, the sky got dark, and the storm was rumbling. The rain felt from the sky like a huge hose sprayed water all over the place. Water also came out from the earth and got harder. Very soon the village was drowned and it formed a lake. Meanwhile, Samo ran to the hill and stayed there. The hill was surrounded by the water.

            Now the lake was known as Lake Toba. The word Toba comes from tuba which means no mercy. The hill in the middle of the lake is called Samosir Island.

1.  What did the fisherman do to the golden fish?

A.    He had it for dinner

B.     He cut it into pieces

C.     He killed it with his knife

D.    He let it free in the washbasin

2.  What made Samo’s father very angry and then evicted him?