An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue.  He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys a good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child.
Once upon a time, there 
was a horse driver.
Érase una vez, hace mucho tiempo 
en algún lugar, había un arriero.
Hace mucho, mucho tiempo, 
en algún lugar, había un arriero.
Era uma vez, num certo lugar,
um carregador de cavalos.