This is ATU 2043. Where is the warehouse?
BROTHER MOON!
GIVE ME THE LEFT-OVER FOOD
Brother Moon!
Give me the left-over food.
It was kept on a shelf.
Where is the shelf?
It was burnt by a fire.
Where is the fire?
It was put out by water.
Where is water?
It was drunk by an ox.
Where is the ox?
It fell down and died.
Where is the place the ox fell down?
A flood washed it.
Where is the place of the flood?
Artemisia plants have grown over it.
Where are Artemisia plants?
An ox had eaten it.
Where is the ox?
It was taken for ploughing.
Where is the ploughed land?
Maize has been grown.
Where are the maize crops?
It has been cooked.
Where is the food?
It was kept on a shelf.
Where is the shelf?
It was burnt by a fire.
This Khengkha language version comes from Dangphu Dingphu: The Origin of the Bhutanese Folktales by Dorji Penjore in Journal of Bhutan Studies (Winter 2009; online here).
A cho la la
ma ma shag pa wai le
lang na bleg pa
lang a ni
gami nyum pa
gami a ni
khe na cho sa
khe a ni
jasa bari thong pa
jasa bari a ni
brag ning ga'i pa
brag ning ga'i pai deb a ni
rod pai khor pa
rod pai deb ani
dung mai nyng khrong pa
dung mai nyung a ni
bari chu sa
bari a ni
leng tsho ro khor pa
leng tsho sa'i deb a ni
a shom khrong pa
a shom a ni
to cham pa
To a ni
lang na bleg pa
lang a ni
ga mi nyum pa
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