Problem Six: A cabbage, a goat, and a tiger
Nov 3rd, 2006 by Percy
Here’s a classic.
A man is travelling with a tiger, a goat, and a cabbage. He needs to cross a river and has only a small boat. It is so small that he can only carry one belonging at a time.
If the tiger eats the goat and the goat eats the cabbage if left unattended, how can the man cross the river with all his belongings intact?
1) The man brings the goat with him to the other side.
2) He comes back and grabs the cabbage with him to the other side.
3) On the other side, he puts down the cabbage and picks up the goat and bring it back.
4) Puts down the goat and picks up the tiger to bring to the other side.
5) Put down the tiger and go back for the goat…
1) Tiger
2) Cabbage
3) Goat