A farmer needs to take his goat, wolf, and cabbage across a river. However, he is faced with a difficult challenge as he cannot leave any of the three animals alone together. The goat will eat the cabbage, the wolf will eat the goat, and the cabbage will be eaten by the wolf if left together. The farmer must find a way to transport all three safely to the other side of the river.
The farmer first loads the goat onto his boat. He then crosses the river and leaves the goat on the other side. Next, he takes the wolf and places it on the boat. The goat, seeing the wolf, becomes extremely scared and jumps off the boat, running back to the farmer. The farmer, realizing that he cannot leave the goat and wolf together, quickly grabs the goat and carries it back to the starting side of the river.
Now, the farmer has to figure out how to transport the wolf and cabbage across the river. He decides to put the wolf on the boat first, but as soon as the wolf sees the cabbage, it becomes hungry and tries to eat it. The farmer, seeing this, quickly jumps off the boat and retrieves the cabbage, leaving the wolf behind. With the cabbage safe, the farmer crosses the river again and leaves the wolf on the other side.
Now, the farmer is left with the goat and cabbage on one side of the river and the wolf on the other. He knows that he cannot leave the goat and cabbage together, as the goat will eat the cabbage. The farmer then decides to put the goat on the boat and cross the river once more. However, as soon as the goat sees the wolf, it becomes scared and jumps off the boat, running back to the farmer. The farmer, once again, retrieves the goat and carries it back to the starting side of the river.
The farmer is now faced with a dilemma. He cannot leave the goat and wolf together, nor can he leave the goat and cabbage together. After much thought, the farmer realizes that he can solve the problem by leaving the wolf on the other side of the river while he takes the goat and cabbage across. Once they reach the other side, he can return to the starting side and retrieve the wolf.
With this plan in mind, the farmer takes the goat and cabbage across the river, leaving the wolf behind. He then returns to the starting side to retrieve the wolf, and finally, he is able to cross the river with all three animals safely on the other side. The farmer’s clever thinking and problem-solving skills have allowed him to transport his goat, wolf, and cabbage across the river without any harm coming to any of them.
