Đ ầ u ▁ Đ <0xE1> <0xBA> <0xB3> ng . ▁In ▁the ▁lake ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁three ▁islands , ▁named ▁Á n ▁M ã , ▁Kh <0xE1> <0xBA> <0xA9> u ▁C ú m , ▁and ▁Po ▁Gia ▁M ả i ▁( liter ally ▁" W id ow ' s ▁Island "). ▁ ▁Ba ▁B ể ▁Lake ▁is ▁a ▁featured ▁ge ographical ▁science ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁b iod iversity ▁res er voir . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ▁B ể ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁animals ▁and ▁plants . ▁ ▁The ▁legend ▁of ▁Ba ▁Be ▁lake ▁▁ ▁Once ▁upon ▁a ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁poor ▁old ▁woman . ▁Vill agers ▁dist r usted ▁her ▁because ▁she ▁seemed ▁dirty ▁and ▁ugly - looking . ▁Fort un ately , ▁she ▁was ▁eventually ▁helped ▁by ▁a ▁good - heart ed ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁son . ▁ ▁The ▁truth ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁old ▁lady ▁was ▁a ▁fair y . ▁She ▁told ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁son ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁natural ▁dis aster . ▁Despite ▁her ▁warnings , ▁no ▁one ▁believed ▁her , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁son , ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁boat . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁night , ▁a ▁terrible ▁ra inst orm ▁began ▁to ▁eng ulf ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁mother ▁and ▁son , ▁who ▁had ▁prepared ▁their ▁boat ▁before hand , ▁surv ived ▁and ▁saved ▁many ▁people ▁from ▁d row ning . ▁ ▁The