An Old Conundrum

[Dragonfly43]

Can anyone remind me of an old conundrum of how a farmer gets a fox, a chicken, and sack of corn in a boat, across a river without a mishap. I don't think he took them all at once. Trying to find little 'thinking ' puzzles for shut in grandchildren, 6 & 8.

[Tilly2]

Here you go, Dragonfly.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/chicken_crossing_solution.html

[fiction-factory]

Thanks Tilly- I was just typing about line 6 of a long step by step reply when I saw someone had answered so I realised I could stop

[Puzzle Nut]

The fox will eat the chicken and the chicken will eat the corn. The farmer can only take one of the objects in the boat with him. First move - take the chicken over and leave it on the far bank. Come back and collect the fox. Take him over, drop him off, pick up the chicken and take it back to the first side. Drop chicken, pick up the corn and ferry it across. return empty, pick up the chicken and go back across again. Job done!

[Mexican18]

Here's another one.
The king of an Arab country died and he had no sons ,so they didn't know what to do.
The wise man of the tribe said, why don't we have a camel race but because it is such an important matter we will make it that the owner of the last camel back will be the winner!
Of course,no one moved. The wise man whispered something in every ones ear, and off they went. What did he say?

[mallyh]

something like swap camels but I can't remember it all

[Mamyalynne]

Slightly different preamble but you are right Mally.

https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/camel-race/

[Tilly2]

Do they have to ride someone else's camel? That way they will all be endeavouring not to win.

[JimF]

There are hundreds of these, like the one where the only survivor of a shipwreck swims to one of a pair of islands, and the inhabitants of one island always tell the truth while the inhabitants of the other island always lie. He's only allowed one question to work out which island he's on. Something like that, anyway.

[Tilly2]

Thank you for BA, Dragonfly.

[Mexican18]

The way I heard that was a prisoner in a cell with two doors. One led to freedom the other to death. There was a guard on each door.One of the guards always told the truth and one always told lies. The prisoner could ask one question. What was it?

[fiction-factory]

It's the old "If I asked the other guard which was the road to freedom what would he/she say?"

[Mexican18]

F.F. You are right but you forgot to add that once you have asked the question,go through the opposite door.

[fiction-factory]

Sorry, took that as given

[Mexican18]

No need to apologize,FF.