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 grew up and up, as if in 
response to the boatman's sutra.
como si respondiera a la sutra 
del transportista.
como si respondiera al sutra del barquero.
e cresceu em resposta ao sutra
do homem do barco.