This is ATU 2043. Where is the warehouse? which is a story type told in question-and-answer style.
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OH BROTHER MOON!
Oh Brother Moon!
Where do you sleep?
On the bank of Kuri Chu,
What do you eat?
I eat rice.
What is your curry?
Fish from the Bongri Chu.
Where is your leftover food?
Left on the manual grinding stone.
Where is the manual grinder?
It was burnt by fire.
Where is fire?
It was put out by water.
Where is water?
It was drunk by ja tsha [a hybrid ox].
Where is the ox?
The ox was taken to the field for ploughing.
Where is the field?
It was scratched up by the chicken.
Where is the chick?
It is on the manshing tree.
Where is the manshing?
It was cut down by the axe.
Where is the axe?
The axe was thrown in the blacksmith's workshop with a clang.
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