A Classic Puzzle suitable for primary school children, but a challenge for an adult as well.
Once upon a time, there was a Farmer who had a tiny boat. The boat was so tiny that it could only carry the Farmer himself and one additional passenger. He wanted to move a Wolf, a Goat, and a Cabbage across a river with his tiny boat.
When the Farmer is around, everyone is safe, the Wolf will not eat the Goat, the Goat will not eat the Cabbage.
But he can’t leave the Wolf alone with the Goat because the Wolf will eat the Goat. He can’t leave the Goat alone with the Cabbage because the Goat will eat the Cabbage.
The question is: How can he safely transport the three of them to the other side of the river?
(To be clear there is no throwing of cabbages – or goats, or wolves. There are no swimming wolves – or goats, or cabbages. There’s just a Farmer with a boat, a Wolf, a Goat, a Cabbage, and a plan.)
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