tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post4886739261605902062..comments2023-10-01T06:59:45.475-05:00Comments on Marcia's Musings: Riddle #17: The riverMarcia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-66360033866024509322012-11-28T17:27:51.557-06:002012-11-28T17:27:51.557-06:00Yes, that would work too. The key is to bring the...Yes, that would work too. The key is to bring the lamb back, as you said. As long as you get this concept, you get the answer.Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-13321529551437597602012-11-28T08:23:20.760-06:002012-11-28T08:23:20.760-06:00I disagree with this being the only possible answe...I disagree with this being the only possible answer as you could reverse the order in which you took the the hay and wolf over in step 3. The wolf or the hay could go over as long as you bring the lamb back across in step 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-62206506497070121192012-05-18T10:05:00.387-05:002012-05-18T10:05:00.387-05:00Yes, you're right. Many people find this puzzl...Yes, you're right. Many people find this puzzle quite easy.Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-36566285381555574292012-05-09T12:30:02.800-05:002012-05-09T12:30:02.800-05:00You bring the lamb then take hay bring the lamb ba...You bring the lamb then take hay bring the lamb back bring the wolf then take the lambAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-57465856074930172352012-05-09T12:27:31.146-05:002012-05-09T12:27:31.146-05:00take the lamb then take the hay and bring the lamb...take the lamb then take the hay and bring the lamb back take the wolf then the lambAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-71316881742653912742011-12-23T06:56:49.506-06:002011-12-23T06:56:49.506-06:001. Take the lamb across, leaving the wolf and the ...1. Take the lamb across, leaving the wolf and the hay<br />2. Go back with nothing<br />3. Take the hay across<br />4. Go back with the lamb<br />5. Leave the lamb and take the wolf across<br />6. Go back with nothing<br />7. Take the lamb acrossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-451128581949351472011-05-29T21:41:21.032-05:002011-05-29T21:41:21.032-05:00This is really easy. I am only eleven and could gu...This is really easy. I am only eleven and could guess it in 10 seconds. You take the lamd, then the hay and bring back the lamb, take the wolf and then take the lamb. It is sooooo easy!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-38952083112852992082011-02-20T12:41:45.376-06:002011-02-20T12:41:45.376-06:00this is confusing =Pthis is confusing =Pmissbellarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-36515553144674191012010-02-17T17:06:02.072-06:002010-02-17T17:06:02.072-06:00Simms, that won't work, because you'd have...Simms, that won't work, because you'd have to leave the lamb and the hay alone on the shore while you took the wolf over. Anonymous has the only possible answer, as strange as it seems.Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-69200314427952263642010-02-17T16:48:01.074-06:002010-02-17T16:48:01.074-06:00Why can't you take the wolf, then the hay, the...Why can't you take the wolf, then the hay, then the lamb?Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042570659858520092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-57472822297046807202008-05-16T11:14:00.000-05:002008-05-16T11:14:00.000-05:00Yes, Anonymous who posted at 8:26 on May 16. You ...Yes, Anonymous who posted at 8:26 on May 16. You are correct. Good job. Great way of explaining it too. You just have to think outside the box a bit. Just to repeat, this is the correct answer:<BR/><BR/>1. Take the lamb across, leaving the wolf and the hay<BR/>2. Go back with nothing<BR/>3. Take the hay across<BR/>4. Go back with the lamb<BR/>5. Leave the lamb and take the wolf across<BR/>6. Go back with nothing<BR/>7. Take the lamb acrossMarcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-38540647119419996852008-05-16T10:50:00.000-05:002008-05-16T10:50:00.000-05:00Hmm... This is tricky. How about throwing a stick ...Hmm... This is tricky. How about throwing a stick so the wolf will <BR/>fetch it while you take the hay <BR/>across? Then you take the wolf? <BR/> Or, how about finding a bridge to cross? <BR/>I'm running out of ideas...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-15404189420541442972008-05-16T08:26:00.000-05:002008-05-16T08:26:00.000-05:001. Take the lamb across, leaving the wolf and the ...1. Take the lamb across, leaving the wolf and the hay<BR/>2. Go back with nothing<BR/>3. Take the hay across<BR/>4. Go back with the lamb<BR/>5. Leave the lamb and take the wolf across<BR/>6. Go back with nothing<BR/>7. Take the lamb across<BR/><BR/>The key is to leave the wolf with the hay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-32245493155056531322008-05-15T23:12:00.000-05:002008-05-15T23:12:00.000-05:00Nope, sorry that doesn't work either. You have to ...Nope, sorry that doesn't work either. You have to take each one on the boat yourself. Keep trying. Does anyone have any guesses?Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-29484222546869421772008-05-15T11:56:00.000-05:002008-05-15T11:56:00.000-05:00Alright, how about this: You take the hay across a...Alright, how about this: You take the hay across and make the wolf <BR/>swim beside the boat. Then you come back for the lamb. Does that <BR/>work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-39184025831246768422008-05-14T22:38:00.000-05:002008-05-14T22:38:00.000-05:00No, sorry. You have to steer the boat yourself.No, sorry. You have to steer the boat yourself.Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-12292035576621290692008-05-14T19:29:00.000-05:002008-05-14T19:29:00.000-05:00Okay, you tie a rope to the boat, send the wolf ac...Okay, you tie a rope to the boat, send the wolf across by himself, pull the boat back to you and then take the hay across, and then come back for the lamb (I know this is a longshot).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-47267455494648842082008-05-14T18:26:00.000-05:002008-05-14T18:26:00.000-05:00But what happens when you leave the lamb and hay o...But what happens when you leave the lamb and hay on the other side to go back and get the wolf?Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237253480656879496.post-5807706499973849022008-05-14T13:39:00.000-05:002008-05-14T13:39:00.000-05:00You take the lamb, then the hay, and finally the w...You take the lamb, then the hay, and finally the wolf across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com