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.
and the next day he bought 
herring for the whole village,
La mañana siguiente compró unos arenques 
para los habitantes del pueblo y para él mismo.
Y al día siguiente, compró 
arenques para él y sus vecinos.
no dia seguinte, comprou arenques
 para todo o vilarejo.