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.
The old man wandered over the mountains 
and fields trying to find the sparrow.
El abuelo recorría las montañas 
y los campos buscando al gorrión.
El anciano recorrió las montañas 
y los campos buscando el gorrión.
O homem andou pelas montanhas e 
plantações procurando a andorinha.