A man becomes faster than a horse after his mother dies.  A sumo wrestler uses divine help to defeat an opponent. A kappa wants to marry a girl in exchange for his help.
The water they'd drawn from 
the swamp had dried up,
Se secó el campo que había 
tenido agua hasta el día anterior
El canal proveniente del río 
se había secado, y por eso
A água que eles tiravam do
pântano tinha secado