Puzzle and a SURPRISE within this freewrite (Prompt: Puzzle)

in #freewrite6 years ago (edited)

There is a saying that life is like a whole big piece of puzzle. As you walk into each stage of life, you fix one part of the puzzle. So on and so forth. Only as you walk until the end, you get the idea of how beautiful this puzzle of your life is.

The puzzle of life is so huge that one who walks in it may not be able to see the whole picture. Hence, one will face tonnes of questions in life. It takes faith to step into every single day not knowing what will the day present to you.

Well, as you are reading this, I want to congratulate you that you manage to live your life till this day eventhough you do not know how your future will be like. Moreover, you successfully become a Steemian not knowing its future or whether will you fare well in this platform.

With a lot of courage and faith, we inch into our daily life, we venture into tasks that we may never know we can do it. That takes a lot of courage from you as an individual.

Come to think about it. None of us are ever ready enough for anything. As I parent my son and watch them grow, they have to go through many things that they are prepared to do. Learning to walk. Learning to eat (for my tubie son). Dressing up by themselves. Ditching diapers and say hi to potty. Going to school where your parents leave you there and you are on your own.

For us, adults, finish college and looking for jobs. Or getting married. Then having children. These phases of life do not come with a fast and fixed manual. We get into it and then we learn the know-how.

Why do I talk on all these? Actually, earlier on I wanted to write on puzzles which are one of the games I fond. My son took my phone once and said all the games in there were boring. "4 pictures 1 word", "crossword puzzle", "hangman", "4-letter words". Puzzle. Puzzle. And puzzle. I love puzzles since young.

For the sake of my son, I downloaded Candy Crush lol. It is some type of puzzle game too right?

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There is a puzzle which I wondered why I took longer time to solve than my friends. Must be some part of my brain which was not activated.

The river crossing puzzle. Have you heard of it?

A man bought a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain. He reached a river which he supposed to cross with a boat which was only able to take him and one more item. If he left the fox with the chicken, the fox would eat the chicken. If he left the chicken with the grain, the chicken would eat the grain. Tell me how should the farmer cross the river?

Okay, here is the surprise. Whoever read everything I wrote and the first to reply correctly on the above puzzle win 1SBI. 😉

Editted: We have a winner for the above puzzle. Congratulations @kaerpediem for fast correct answer. 1SBI for you. Entry is closed. Till next time...


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If the question is only how is the farmer crossing the river... then the answer is on a Boat
But if he is supposed to bring across all three items then:
1 - Bring the Chicken across first
2 - Come back alone and bring the Grains across
3 - Come back with the chicken, leave it behind and bring the Fox over
4 - Come back alone and bring the Chicken across
They are all across now

Life is definitely a puzzle, and sometimes you try to fit a piece so hard only to realise it's the wrong piece, but once it's complete, you take a step back and admire the finished piece...

I love puzzles too, I am currently playing one called Languinis
It's like Candy Crush Meets Scrabble haha

You are so fast and the 1st to reply correctly also. You just won yourself 1 share of SBI.

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Hahaha
By chance
And I thought someone would beat me to it because I was drawing out the boat trips ... I am old school like that and still need paper and pen to coordinate my thoughts
Thank you so much @iamjadeline
It’s a great way to start the weekend
Wishing you a fantastic one with your champs 😊

A man bought a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain. He reached a river which he supposed to cross with a boat which was only able to take him and one more item. If he left the fox with the chicken, the fox would eat the chicken. If he left the chicken with the grain, the chicken would eat the grain. Tell me how should the farmer cross the river?

  1. Farmer & Chicken >>>
  2. Farmer <<<
  3. Farmer & Grain >>>
  4. Farmer & Chicken <<<
  5. Farmer & Fox >>>
  6. Farmer <<<
  7. Farmer & Chicken >>>

I actually already know about this as I made a game similar to this one but with the whole family thing (Father, Mother, 2 boys, 2girls, criminal and police crossing the river problem). :)

Also, I should have done this freewrite puzzle thing. I thought your last one was based on kaliju's freewrite friday challenge, didn't know there was another one. :)

You all gamers' brains are great. Your answer is correct but unfortunately there was a correct answer before you.

Since you are fast to respond and engage, I will send you 0.5SBD. Lol.

This is not Kaliju's one. Is under @mariannewest's Daily freewrite. Just to keep me writing daily without giving up.

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Woahh still thanks! :)

I also try to deliver at least one post a day. The payouts might not be that great now but who knows what it will be in the future :)

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I've heard this story before but forget what the answer is now, I'd say to leave the fox and chicken behind and just take the grain

Then the fox will eat the chicken :p

Well that's what fox's do, and grain is better for humans

Hahahah I love your riddle/puzzle!!!! Yeah the puzzle of life is one thing hard to figure @iamjadeline :) always love your thoughts!

Puzzle of life. Cause me alot of puzzles. Haha

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omg. where have I been? SBD is now SBI? hahaha!

Oh yes. Where have you been? Just kidding. You seem busy. SBI means SteemBasicIncome. I gotto invite you to join daily freewrites. That way you have something light and easy to write everyday. I join @mariannewest's Daily freewrite prompt. It helps me for not giving up here. @calebleejl

Life is a huge & unpredictable puzzle. When u think you have all the parts, it breaks up & you have to assemble it back again but it's never the same picture. The trick is to always try & try & try again. Takes patience & time

It does takes alot of patience and time. Love your thoughts Irene. :)

that puzzle always gives me a headache as well LOL

Maybe you will just take the chicken and grains and leave the fox? Hehe

good idea!! Long-term survival for the chickens much more likely that way LOL

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