On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year.  A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but...  Minokichi and Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them.
Once upon a time, there were two 
woodcutters, Mosaku and Minokichi.
Hace mucho tiempo, había dos taladores 
llamados Mosaku y Minokichi, respectivamente.
Hace mucho tiempo, había dos taladores 
llamados Mosaku y Minokichi.
Era uma vez dois lenhadores,
Mosaku e Minokichi.