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.
and people came from other villages 
and across the river to see it,
e as pessoas vieram de outros vilarejos
do outro lado do rio para ver,