When the four travellers had gone a little farther, they saw a man walking swiftly on one leg. They spurred up their horses to overtake him, but in vain. At last Noet Noen said, "I think that is my friend Curan Curing, so there is little hope of our catching him."
"Let me call him!" said Miran Miron, and he shouted.
When Curan Curing heard the voice, he stopped, so they reached him. Miran Miron said to him, "You are in a great hurry. Where are you going?"
"You know that I cannot stop my feet when I walk," said Curan Curing.
"Why do you hold up one of your legs as if it were in pain?" said Don Juan.
"Do not be surprised at my walking on one foot; for, if I should let loose the other one, I should walk straight out of the world."
"Will you join us, Curan Curing?" said Noet Noen.
"Oh, yes! Let me have a horse! If I should walk, you might lose me on account of my speed," replied Curan Curing.
So the five adventurers went on together. As it soon grew very warm, they stopped to rest under a tree.
Then they saw a wounded deer coming toward them. As they were hungry, they killed it and cooked it. While they were eating, the hunter Punta Punting came. He said, "Have you seen a wounded deer?"
"Oh, yes! here it is. We are eating it already," said Supla Supling, "for we are very hungry."
"I'm glad that the deer I wounded relieves your hunger," said Punta Punting. "What are you all doing here? Where are you going? Why don't you take me with you?"
"If that is your wish, we are very glad to have you," said Don Juan.
The little party rode on, but suddenly stopped; for a mountain was walking toward them. As it approached, they saw that a man was carrying the mountain. Don Juan was not a little surprised at this astonishing feat of strength. "Where have you been, Carguen Cargon? Where did you get that mountain?" said Noet Noen.
"I took it from behind the church of Candaba, for I want to transfer it here, where the land is level. This mountain is not fitted for Candaba; for the natives, rich or poor, build their houses out of wood,--even the poorest, who cannot afford such luxury. They desolate its forests, for they cut down even the young trees." Then with a great thunder Carguen Cargon dropped his burden on the land of Arayat, just behind the church. On account of its immense size, this mountain reached clear to de la Paz. The slopes reached Calumpit, and its base was in view of Apalit. Thus we see that Mount Alaya (Arayat) has come from Candaba. The original site of this mountain became a river, swamps, and brooks. Now Candaba has many ponds.