YOU SAID:
My mom said to be a sand witch .
INTO JAPANESE
お母さんは砂の魔女だと言っていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Mom said she was a sand witch.
INTO JAPANESE
お母さんは砂の魔女だと言った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Mom said she was a sand witch.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.