Long time ago lived a poor farmer named Toba in one village of North Sumatera.

One day,
he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook
it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told him that she was cursed and asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed
only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married had one child
named Samosir. This boy so naughty and greedy.

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father who worked in the rice field.
On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of his father's lunch.

Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir “You, a child of a fish! You are so greedy!”
Samosir cried and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a child of a
fish.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The mother's anger causing springs
appeared and soon made a vast lake. The lake is called Toba Lake. A island in the middle of
Toba Lake is called Samosir Island.

Long time ago lived a poor farmer named Toba in one village of North Sumatera. One day,
he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook
it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told him that she was cursed and asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed
only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married had one child
named Samosir. This boy so naughty and greedy.

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father who worked in the rice field.
On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of his father's lunch.

Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir “You, a child of a fish! You are so greedy!”
Samosir cried and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a child of a
fish.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The mother's anger causing springs
appeared and soon made a vast lake. The lake is called Toba Lake. A island in the middle of
Toba Lake is called Samosir Island.
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Long time ago lived a poor farmer named Toba in one village of North Sumatera. One day,
he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook
it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told him that she was cursed and asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed
only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married had one child
named Samosir. This boy so naughty and greedy.

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father who worked in the rice field.
On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of his father's lunch.

Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir “You, a child of a fish! You are so greedy!”
Samosir cried and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a child of a
fish.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The mother's anger causing springs
appeared and soon made a vast lake. The lake is called Toba Lake. A island in the middle of
Toba Lake is called Samosir Island.

Long time ago lived a poor farmer named Toba in one village of North Sumatera. One day,
he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook
it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told him that she was cursed and asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed
only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married had one child
named Samosir. This boy so naughty and greedy.

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father who worked in the rice field.
On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of his father's lunch.

Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir “You, a child of a fish! You are so greedy!”
Samosir cried and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a child of a
fish.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The mother's anger causing springs
appeared and soon made a vast lake. The lake is called Toba Lake. A island in the middle of
Toba Lake is called Samosir Island.
 The Legend of Toba Lake

Long time ago lived a poor farmer named Toba in one village of North Sumatera. One day,
he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook
it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told him that she was cursed and asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed
only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married had one child
named Samosir. This boy so naughty and greedy.

One day, the mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father who worked in the rice field.
On the way to rice field, he stopped and ate most of his father's lunch.

Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir “You, a child of a fish! You are so greedy!”
Samosir cried and ran toward his mother. He asked mother why father called him a child of a
fish.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The mother's anger causing springs
appeared and soon made a vast lake. The lake is called Toba Lake. A island in the middle of
Toba Lake is called Samosir Island.

The Legend of Surabaya

A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark
and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in the sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they
were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to share their food. They would fight
for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up.

It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.

“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.

“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan
to stop their bad behavior.

“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.

“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.
“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you
live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so
we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.

“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My
place is on the land,” said Baya.

Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked
for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya
was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”

“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.

Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bite Baya's tail. Baya did
the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea.
Baya was very happy. He had his place again.

The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always
talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as
Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their war as the
symbol of Surabaya city.