After our spaceship landed on Planet Wong, we got out, climbed down the ladder and stood on the dusty planet's surface. We scanned the surrounding landscape for a few moments.
Then we started walking towards the two moons that were close together and low down near the horizon, one noodle coloured and the other one the same colour as gudeg.
After walking for a few minutes we saw a native of the planet - a Wong - and we approached her. "Are we going in the right direction for the Planet Wong Tourist Information Office?" we asked.
The Wong thought about our question, looked around for a moment, and then she rubbed her stomach.
Now we knew that the Wongs could understand some English, but were unable to speak it. And we, like everybody else back on Earth, could neither speak Wongish nor understand Wongish hand signals or gestures.
And we had a problem. We didn't know whether rubbing the stomach meant yes or no. But by asking one additional question, we were able to find out.
What was that question?
Do you know?
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where is the restaurant?
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