Illuminations: Brain Teasers (2024)

The Wolf, Goat, and Cabbage

This problem can be found ineighth-century writings.

A man has to take a wolf, a goat, and somecabbage across a river. His rowboat has enough room for the man plus either thewolf or the goat or the cabbage. If he takes the cabbage with him, the wolfwill eat the goat. If he takes the wolf, the goat will eat the cabbage. Onlywhen the man is present are the goat and the cabbage safe from their enemies.All the same, the man carries wolf, goat, and cabbage across the river. How?

Puzzle provided by Kordemsky: The MoscowPuzzles (Dover)

Illuminations: Brain Teasers (2024)
Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Errol Quitzon

Last Updated:

Views: 5660

Rating: 4.9 / 5 (79 voted)

Reviews: 94% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Errol Quitzon

Birthday: 1993-04-02

Address: 70604 Haley Lane, Port Weldonside, TN 99233-0942

Phone: +9665282866296

Job: Product Retail Agent

Hobby: Computer programming, Horseback riding, Hooping, Dance, Ice skating, Backpacking, Rafting

Introduction: My name is Errol Quitzon, I am a fair, cute, fancy, clean, attractive, sparkling, kind person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.