Legend of Toba Lake

        In one village of North Sumatera, there lived a poor farmer named Toba. One day, he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carries it home then he plans to cook it. 

        When he got homen, the fish turned into a beautiful woman. 

         The woman told him she was cursed. She asked Toba to kept it as a secret. Toba agreed with one condition; she would married him. Then they got married and soon had one child named Samosir. This boy liked to ate much food. 

          One day, mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to father. On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of the food. After that, he gave the rest of the food to his father. 

           Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir 

"You, a fish kid, you were so greedy!" Samosir cries and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a fish kid. 

            The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. Mother and son disappeard. Soon there were springs that caused a vast lake.