An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue.  He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys a good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child.
He took it home,
 made a little cage for it,
El abuelo llevó al gorrión a su 
casa, le hizo una pequeña jaula y
El anciano llevó al gorrión a su 
casa, le hizo una pequeña jaula y
Ele a levou para casa, a colocou
 em uma pequena gaiola