A man becomes faster than a horse after his mother dies.  A sumo wrestler uses divine help to defeat an opponent. A kappa wants to marry a girl in exchange for his help.
He didn't believe the kappa 
but the old man was desperate.
No fue que creyera en el kappa, pero 
el anciano estaba desesperado.
No fue que creyera en el kappa, pero 
el anciano estaba desesperado.
Ele não acreditou no kappa,
mas estava desesperado.