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The River Crossing Riddle
a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage
A farmer must take a wolf, a goat and a cabbage across a river. The boat holds the farmer and only 1 of them. If left alone together, the wolf eats the goat, and the goat eats the cabbage. How does the farmer get all 3 across?
Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes
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