The mother, Rosa, tells him a story of La Llorona, whose name was actually Yoltzin instead of María. San Juan wakes up at Kika's house under her and Beto's mother's care. Kika sees the damaged balloon he's fallen from heading toward La Isla de las Muñecas (Dolls' Island). Kika accidentally knocks Leo into the water, then discovers his letter from Padre Tello, and then accidentally hits him with her paddle, knocking him out (she pulls him out of the water offscreen). During the storm, Moribunda falls out of the basket, and Leo saves her, but falls from the balloon into Kika's boat, who's sailing down a river at the time, possibly looking for Beto. They summon a ghost friend Teodora, who has helped them in previous adventures, but she disappears right before the storm after teasing Leo. They're heading toward the village in response to Padre Tello's letter which asked for their help. The companions are Leo San Juan, a young boy, Don Andres, an old knight (similar to Don Quijote), Alebrije, a fire-breathing colorful dragon-like creature and Moribunda and Finado, two skeleton-like kids resembling calaveras (sugar skulls). Sometime later, a balloon with a ship basket carrying five companions is flying over the town. Kika finds Beto missing, looks for him, and finds him just in time to see him taken by La Llorona near the creek. In order to save his sister, he calls out the ghost's name, 'La Llorona' she hears and precedes to chase after him.

While waiting for Kika to come back from a house that is far down the street, Beto spots an eerie figure going in her direction. Kika very loudly begins asking for candies, which causes Beto to become nervous. Beto and his little sister Kika are asking for 'calaverita' (a Mexican tradition of asking for candies and fruits from neighbors) in a village of Xochimilco on a deserted, dark and foggy night.

La historia de la llorona