Legend of Lau Kawar is a North Sumatran folk legend about an ungrateful son who does not honor his mother.[1][2] Today Lau Kawar is the name of a lake at Karo Regency, but the legend suggests that the lake was once a village. The village, named Kawar, was drowned following an earthquake and heavy rain.[1] The disaster was caused by God in response to a prayer from a mother asking for punishment for her sinful son.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Reza, Marina Asril (2010). 108 Cerita Rakyat terbaik Asli Nusantara [108 Best Original Folk Tales from Nusantara]. Jakarta: Visimedia.
  2. ^ Maharani, Monika Cri (2011). Cerita rakyat asli Indonesia: dari 33 provinsi [Folk tales from Indonesia: or 33 provinces]. Jakarta: Agromedia.