Once upon a time, there was a very fertile land in Karo, North Sumatra. It was known as the village of Kawar. The people are mostly farmers, and the land does not produce a wonderful harvest. It is said that one day harvest doubled compared with the previous year. Barns were very full of rice. For this reason, people agreed to hold a celebration party. On a beautiful day, all the villagers gathered in the field. They wore beautiful dresses and make delicious food. Everyone had a good time. They sing, laugh, and of course, eating delicious food.
All the villagers were attending a party except an old woman who was paralyzed. His son, daughter in law, and grandchildren all went to a party. The old woman lying on her own bed.
"I really want to be at the party, but I can not even stand on my feet," sobbed the old woman.
She could only see the merry party from a distance.
Lunch time came and all the people at the party gathered around a table for a meal that was prepared. All of them enjoyed the foods with pleasure. Contrary to what was happening in the party, starving old woman at home. She didn't eat even a bite since morning.
"My Goodness, I'm very hungry. Why would any of my family didn`t come to bring me something to eat?" Her breathy with shivering with hunger.
She forced herself out of bed and find something to eat in the kitchen, but there is nothing. Her daughter in law did not cook that day, knowing that the food will be prepared at the party. Poor old woman went back to bed. He was very disappointed and sad that the tears fell. She cried for her poor life.
At the party, the boy asked his wife, "Why do not you take some food from the party and give it to my mother. Ask our child to deliver it."
"All right," the woman said as she hurriedly packed the food for the mother.
After that, she asked his son to take food home to her as her husband had said earlier,"My son, please take this food to your grandmother."
The old woman very happy for the food. Finally, she got something to eat. But the happiness turned into sadness when she viewed find only leftovers. It only had a little rice and there are only a few bones of beef and lamb is almost no meat to eat.
"What is this !? Do they think I'm an animal? Why did they give me leftovers and bones!" She moaned angrily.
Mother stored full roast beef into the package in fact. However, the grandchildren eat the food on the way to his grandmother who only remaining bone. The old woman didn`t know anything about this, that she thought her son and daughter in law do it on purpose. She felt very disappointed and humiliated that she did hardly hold her tears fall. She then prayed to God to curse both the son and his daughter in law.
"Oh my God, they sinned against me. I beg you to punish them!" Said the woman in her prayer.
Suddenly, there was a very strong earthquake, is not even a minute when she had finished her prayer. The sky turned dark and cloudy, and there was a big storm followed by heavy rain. All the villagers were very afraid. They want to save themselves. They tried to find shelter. the village was drowned in a short time and there was not even one survivor. The drowned village turned into a big crater and waterlogged. People around later call Lau Kawar Lake.
