A young man meets an old man on the way to Ise, and promises to visit his village. A boatman saves a blind man from a flood, but the blind man dies. A rich man has a very powerful servant.  The servant is smart, too, so the rich man gives him one challenge after another.
Taizou-don was a servant 
at a rich man's house,
Taizou era uno de los sirvientes 
de un ministro de estado.
Taizou era uno de los sirvientes 
de un ministro del estado.
Taizo era um servo na 
casa de um homem rico.