A young man meets an old man on the way to Ise, and promises to visit his village. A boatman saves a blind man from a flood, but the blind man dies. A rich man has a very powerful servant.  The servant is smart, too, so the rich man gives him one challenge after another.
The rich man was too 
shocked to say anything.
El ministro se sorprendió tanto 
que no pudo decir nada.
El ministro se quedó tan sorprendido 
que se quedó sin habla.
O homem rico ficou chocado 
demais para falar qualquer coisa.