A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother.  His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes.  The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman.
Once upon a time, there was 
a young packhorse driver.
Había una vez un transportista 
joven que era pobre.
Hace mucho, mucho tiempo, había un 
joven transportista que era muy pobre.
Era uma vez um jovem condutor de cavalos.