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.
I've never heard of a towel thief.
Nunca había escuchado que 
existiera un ladrón de toallas.
Ahora me entero de que hay gente 
que se dedica a robar toallas.
Eu nunca ouvi falar de um ladrão de toalhas.