The mountain grannie has given birth to a child and the villagers are told to bring Mochi. The talented hunter Sadaroku is never found without his hunting dog, Shiro.  He has a license to hunt wherever he wants, but one day he leaves it at home and is arrested. A traveling medicine seller stays at a mansion where he is visited by three young children in a dream.  They were Zashiki Warashi, said to bring prosperity.
If you don't I'll eat the 
people and the horses!
¡Si no lo hacen, devoraremos 
a todas las personas y los caballos!
Si no lo hacéis, os devoraremos 
a vosotros y a vuestros caballos.
Senão eu vou comer as pessoas e os cavalos!