A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts.
why don't you sell this flax 
thread and buy some rice balls?
¿por qué no vendes este 
hilo de lino y compras mochi?
¿Por qué no vendes esta madeja 
de hilo de lino y compras mochi?
Por que você não vende estes fios de 
cânhamo e compra bolinhos de arroz?