The Legend of Toba Lake

Once upon a time at north Sumatra, there was a man. He lives with farming and fishing. One day when he went to fishing, he catches a gold fish. It is not an ordinary fish; this fish was a cursed fish which will transform into anything which has touched it. Because of this fish has been touched by a human, so it transforms into human shape. The story tells that the fish transformed into a beautiful girl who the farmer crush on her. The man finally asks her to marry. The girl accepted his proposal with one request that the man should not open her secret to anyone and the man agrees about it. Short story tells that they had a child. One day the man was very angry to his child and said, “Darn you a fish’s boy. The man knew that he had broken the promise and discovered her wife secret. When his wife knew about it, she was angry and decided to leave him alone. Meanwhile when the wife was angry, the storm suddenly come and from the ground which stood his wife suddenly drew water. Time by the time the water is going to big and bigger. Because of that the land is drown by the water and perform a lake.

That the story about Toba Lake legend. Today this lake becomes the most famous vacation destination. Many vacation packages you can find in here. Some holiday inn is also available along the beach to spoil the visitor. But do you know what? This story still exists till now at the local inhabitant.