On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year.  A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but...  Minokichi and Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them.
Once upon a time, a couple and the 
husband's mother lived on a poor farm.
Hace mucho tiempo, vivían una pobre 
pareja y la madre del esposo juntos.
Hace mucho tiempo, había una pareja 
pobre que vivía con la madre del esposo.
Era uma vez um casal e a mãe do marido
que moravam em uma pobre fazenda.