Help with a riddle please?

Question

a farmer has a bag of grain, a chicken, and a fox and must get to the other side of the river, however, the boat will only hold the farmer and one of the 3 things at a time. if left together, the chicken will eat the grain, and the fox will eat the chicken. how can the farmer get all 3 across the river safely?

Answer 1

If the fox ate the chicken, there is only the fox and the farmer left.

Answer 2

OMG!! this is my fave riddle! I heard it when I was like 8 & I loved it! Except it was a fox, a chicken, & a worm hehe, & it was told to me in Chinese =]

Answer 3

The farmer takes the chicken across first, leaving the fox and grain together on the other side. He returns and gets the fox, but when he deposits the fox on the other side, he takes the chicken BACK across, so that the fox and chicken aren't left alone together. He drops the chicken off back on the other side, picks up the grain, and takes it across to deposit with the fox. Finally, he returns to retrieve the chicken and takes it to the other side. At no time were the fox and chicken left alone together, nor were the chicken and grain.

Answer 4

Oh d**n it! I've heard this one before! I should know it. Gah.

Answer 5

i will let the chicken eat the grain and take the fox and then the chicken will p**p it out and then i will eat the grains yummy!

Answer 6

M-farmer

C-Chicken

G-Grain

F-fox

Here is the sequence of steps

F+G+M+C    -----           ____

    F,G        ---- M+C ---->  ___  

    F,G       <---M----------   C  

     G          ------M+F---->  C

     G         <---M+C------    F

     C          ------M+G---->  F

     C          <---- M-------    F+G      

    ___        ----M+C------>  F+G

    ___        -------------     F+C+G+M

Answer 7

The farmer takes the grain, then makes separate trips for the fox and the chicken.

Answer 8

Take the chick over first, then take the grain over, and take the chicken back too.  Then take the fox over and go back to get the chicken. Ta Da

Answer 9

First the chicken

Next the Grain (hide it from the chicken on the other side)

Lastly the Fox

Answer 10

first take the chicken to the other side, leave it there then go back to get the bag of grain and take to the the side where the chicken is, leave the bag of grain then take the chicken back to the original side leave the chicken there then go back to the other side with the fox, leave the fox there then go back again to the original side then take the chicken to the other side.

1st. take the chicken to the other side

2nd. go back and take the bag of grain to the other side.

3rd. leave the grain and take the chicken back to the original side.

4th. go back to the other side with the fox.

5th. go back to the original side and take the chicken to the other side.

man! hope it's clear and correct.=)

played that also before

Answer 11

take a plane

Answer 12

Take the chicken across first, then take the fox across but take the chicken back with you, then leave the chicken and take the grain across, then go back for the chicken and take him across.

Answer 13

Take the chicken over, come back take the grain over, bring the chicken back, take the fox over, come back, then the only thing left is the chicken to take back.  

Answer 14

Fastest way:

1. Take the chicken.

2. Come back

3. Get the grain and tie a rope to the fox & the boat then go.  

The fox can swim and that's not on the boat, so you won't go over weight nor take extra space on the boat.

Answer 15

Take the chicken across and leave it on the other side. Then go back. Get the fox and bring it to the other side and take the chicken back with you. Take the grain to the other side and leave it there. Then go back and get the chicken.  

Answer 16

take the chicken, because apparently the fox wont eat the grain.

or if your really dedicated, tie down the fox and take the grain.

OR! you could be head the chicken and leave it whilst you take the fox.

SOLVED! lol

Answer 17

take the chicken across go back get the grain take the grain back across take the chicken back to the other side, take the fox across to the grain and then go back and get the chicken :) hope i help