A "Wise King" devised a contest to see who would receive the Princess hand in marriage.
The Princess was put in a 50x50 foot carpeted room. Each of her four suitors were put in one corner of the room with a small box to stand on. The first one to touch the Princess hand would be the winner and become the new King.
The rules of the test were that the contestants could not walk over the carpet, cross the plane of the carpet, or hang from anything; nor could they use anything but their body and wits (i.e. no magic or telepathy, nor any items such as ladders, block and tackles, etc.).
One suitor figured out a way and married the Princess and became the new King.
How did he figure it out?
2007-12-22 02:41:29 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Did the suitor ask the princess to walk to him so he could touch her?
2007-12-22 02:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
One of the suitors asked the Princess to come to him instead?
2007-12-22 02:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by YayForMe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The suitor did not move, instead he asked the princess to come to him. When she was close enough he then touched her hand.
2007-12-22 02:45:44 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The successful suitor simply asked the Princess to walk over to where he stood, and to touch his hand!
2007-12-22 02:44:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He asked the Princess to walk over to him.
2007-12-22 02:44:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He reached down, grabbed the carpet and rolled it up as he walked over to the princess and took her by the hand .
2007-12-22 02:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was charming to the princess and asked her to come over? They he touched her hand, without ever moving.
2007-12-22 03:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was charming to the princess and asked her to come over. They he touched her hand, without ever moving.
2007-12-22 02:45:51 · answer #8 · answered by sarah a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the princess was put in a corner with one of the suitors?
2007-12-22 02:45:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He figured out that the princess was standing right next to him because in the riddle it doesn't say where the princess was standing does it?
2007-12-22 02:45:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋