Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived
in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his
daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap.
It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish
turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to
be his wife. She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone
about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge
disaster". The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and
had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in
the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter
of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started
crying, felt sad that her husband had broke his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was
about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big
earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and
became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of
Samosir.
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