A farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.
The Moneylender , who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his Daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.
So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let Providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As They talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he Picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black pebbles and put them into the bag.
He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have Done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you Have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag And expose the money-lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with The hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral And logical thinking.
The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses
The above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the Girl to do?
Well, here is what she did ....
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I Picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had Picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his Dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into An extremely advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don't Attempt to think.
2007-03-17 05:27:44 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
AWESOME! I totally would have had to come up with something good like that in her position!
2007-03-17 05:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The story is great, but I would have preferred it if you hadn't given the answer away! I like riddles, and attempting to think them over (as the moral of the story goes) is the funniest part for me. Such a pitty.
2007-03-17 12:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by jao_tuanis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a real brainstorming thing the gal cud do! N an awesome moral 2.
2007-03-17 12:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jigisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, I've heard of this story before in an e-mail. That farmer's daughter is real smart!
2007-03-17 12:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by Lauren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are perfectly right.But also consider the possibility that the pebbles to be found in the spot where the ***** daughter intentionally dropped her pebble,were alla white.Then it does'nt solve our riddle.The moral, apart from what you suggest, is also that, which ever way you try,lady luck always has the final say in the matter.So why bother to wreck your brain,rather wait for what is destined.Isnt it?
2007-03-17 12:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by MrKnow_All 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-03-18 09:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. She was smart. Im not that smart to think like that.
2007-03-17 13:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Ariel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha, tru!!! Thats one smart girl!!
2007-03-17 12:52:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
^_^ thank you angel! i really needed a boost of confidence today... ! and oh yeah... i never could have guessed the ending to the story...
2007-03-17 12:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by I need a vacation! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was a great story.
2007-03-21 11:59:12 · answer #10 · answered by Cynical 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋