Brain Test Level 363
Question: The farmer must cross the river with the wolf, the sheep, and the cabbage. How can he do it without leaving dangerous pairs alone?
This is the classic river crossing riddle. The farmer can only take one item across at a time, and must ensure that the wolf is never left alone with the sheep, and the sheep is never left alone with the cabbage.
Solution:
Follow these seven steps:
1. Take the Sheep across the river.
2. Return alone.
3. Take the Wolf across the river.
4. Crucial Step: Return with the Sheep.
5. Leave the Sheep and take the Cabbage across.
6. Return alone.
7. Take the Sheep across again.
DIFFICULTY
Medium
PRO TIP
You need to use the boat multiple times with the same object, but in opposite directions.