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.
They had to do it in a big mortar 
several times the usual size,
Además les obligaron a usar un mortero
Además, les obligaban a usar un mortero
Eles tinham um grande pilão, muito
maior que o tamanho normal,