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Going to Market Riddle.

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A farmer is going to market with a Fox, a Duck and a Bag of Corn.

He comes to a river that he has to cross.

There's a boat available, but it can only carry the farmer and one of his items.

If he takes the corn first, and leaves the fox and duck, the fox will eat the duck.

If he takes the fox, the duck will eat the corn.

How can he get all across without leaving the fox and duck or duck and corn together?

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Finally take the chicken across,...........you and the chicken(The end)

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toonamp in reply to KingoftheCocktails

I think it was supposed to be a Goose, on reflection, not a duck.

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I've still not figured out why a farmer would take a fox to market... Or what he's going to do with the Land Rover while he's messing about with boats... :O

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Don't worry Gordon, it'll be something to do with EU regulations .... ;)

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toonamp in reply to Gordon57

I don't think it ever really happened, Gordon. Sorry, it was all made up. Though a fox makes more sense I suppose than any other carnivore.

"A farmer went to market with a Bengal Tiger, a Goose and a bag of corn", certainly has an exotic ring to it though :)

Take the duck across and return take the corn across and pick up the duck and return.pick up the fox and drop the duck, take the fox across. Finally return to pick up the duck.

Chris

Can he just swap them for some beans :)

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.... that would depend if his name was Jack..... methinks.... :)

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toonamp in reply to

Only if they're Magic beans :)

The duck eats the corn,the fox eats the duck,problem solved lol!! x

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It would have saved all my typing, that's for sure :)

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Yep, Chris, (Nowheeze), got it again :)

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Biggurl

Take the corn across, the duck/goose can swim. :-)

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toonamp

Novel response, But the duck/goose then eats the corn when you go back for the Fox/Bengal Tiger :)

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