A farmer returns from town with the things he just bought: a chicken, a sack of feed, and a fox. To get to his house he must cross a river, but his rowboat is only big enough to carry one item with him.
If he takes the fox, the chicken will be left to eat the feed.
If he takes the feed, the fox will eat the chicken.
How does the farmer get all three things across the river safe and sound?
2006-09-01 08:54:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
This is legit, not a trick question. Walls everywhere, huh? Sorry, not the answer.
2006-09-01 09:02:11 · update #1
First, the farmer should take the chicken over the river, as the fox doesn't eat the sack of feed.
Next, the farmer should take the fox over the river, and the sack of feed will be left.
Upon arriving at the river with the fox, he should drop off the fox and take the chicken back over the river.
As soon as he gets to the side he started at, he should unload the chicken and pick up the sack of feed, bringing it to stay with the fox, who will once again not eat feed.
Once that is done, the farmer should cross over once more to pick up the chicken, the only item left.
When all three are safely across, the farmer should continue.
I love riddles like this =]
2006-09-01 09:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Emma; 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Take the chicken and the fox won't eat the feed. So, all will be safe. Then, take the feed and then the fox or vice versa. Then, all will reach the other side safe and sound, but they'll have a problem on the other side, but who cares? All he wants is to "get all three things across the river safe and sound"-- not necessarily safe on the other side!
2006-09-01 09:04:09 · answer #2 · answered by flit 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tie the chicken onto the back of the rowboat and let it float, then take the fox across and come back and get the feed...
2006-09-01 09:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by 20 and lovin' it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first he brings the chicken to the other side.
he crosses the river.
he then brings the fox to the other side.
when he goes back, he brings along the chicken.
then he leaves the chicken and bring the sack of feed to where the fox is.
he goes back to the other side.
then he brings the chicken back to the other side, where he left the fox and the sack of feed.
that way, he has crossed the river along with the chicken, fox and the sack of feed.
2006-09-01 17:07:11 · answer #4 · answered by cutie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should really tie up both the fox (what's he doing with a fox?) and the chicken; if they can't eat the chicken/feed they'll run away.
2006-09-01 10:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
takes the chicken across leaves him there
go and gets feed drops off the feed, brings chicken back
he drops off chicken and brings the fox across (leaves fox with feed)
goes back and gets chicken
boo ya
2006-09-01 09:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by Robert S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's a farmer doin with a fox anyway. Natural enemies. He should drown the fox in the river.
2006-09-01 09:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
take the chicken from bank A and take it across, drop off the chicken at bank B, go back to bank A and take the fox across, drop of the fox at bank B and pick up the chicken from bank B and take it across, drop off the chicken at bank A and pick up the feed from bank A, take the feed across and drop it off at B, go back to bank A and bring the chicken across, ta da!
2006-09-01 09:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by avatard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chicken eats the feed
Fox eats the chicken
Farmer takes the fox.
2006-09-01 09:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by Roger Y 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-06 02:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋