(..) such a stupid request. You're just a stinking, useless weakling. And this is certainly no place for humans. It's a bathhouse for the spirits. It's where they come to replenish themselves. And you humans always make a mess of things, like your parents... who gobbled up the food (..)

(..) Even if he refuses, you must insist. If you don't get a job, Yubaba will turn you into an animal. Yubaba. Huh? You'll see. She's the witch who rules the bathhouse. Kamajii will try to turn you away or trick you into leaving... but just keep asking for work. It'll be hard work, (..)