A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it.  A monster wants to be carried on someone's back.  A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the ways of the buddha.
It was so pretty he couldn't bear to eat it.
Era tan hermoso que no lo pudo comer.
Era tan bonito que no se lo pudo comer.
Era tão bonito que ele 
não conseguia comê-lo.