This religion was introduced to Antonio by two of his friends, Samuel and Chico. Samuel explains the religion of the Golden Carp. He illustrates to Antony that the gods were so angry with the people that they turned the people into Carpa. However, one of the gods loved people immensely, as a result he very much wanted to turn into a carp to be with them. They accepted, but created a golden color to reflect that he was a god. This is very similar to Jesus Christ. When the earth was created, people sinned. God was angry, but he still loved his creation unconditionally. To save his people from Hell, he sent his only son (he in human form) to earth to die for their sins. This story begins Anthony's questioning of God. “If the golden carp was a god, who was the man on the cross? The Virgin? My mother was praying to the wrong God?”