Once upon a time there was a very wise king who lived in the area of Toba. This king only had one child, named Manggale. In those days are still frequent warfare between the kingdom to another kingdom.
The king sent his son to join the war against enemies who come to attack their territory.At the time of the war children were mere puppet king died during the fighting.
The King was devastated her remember her only child was dead, and the King fell ill.Looking at the situation of the king that is increasingly critical, calling the royal adviser smart people to treat diseases of the King, from some smart people (physician) who called to say that the King hospital because his longing for her dead. The physician proposes to royal advisors in order to carved wood into a sculpture that resembles a face Manggale, and the advice of a physician even this was conducted in a forest.
When the statue was completed, the royal adviser held a ceremony for the removal of the statue Manggale to the royal palace. The physician held a ritual ceremony, blowing Sordam and summon the spirit of a child of the King to put the statue. The statue was transported from a cottage in the woods and accompanied by sound Sordam and Gondang Sabangunan.
As the group arrived at the royal palace, the King suddenly recovered from the disease because the king saw that the statue exactly like his face.
This is the origin of the statue Sigale-gale (Statue son of a king named Manggale).
SOURCE: SAMOSIR
