A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts.
When the harvest was bad 
they'd weave straw sandals,
Mientras tenían poca cosecha, 
hacían sandalias de paja y
Cuando no tenían buena cosecha, 
hacían sandalias de paja
Quando a plantação era pouca,
eles faziam sandálias de palha