You, Goat, Wolf and Cabbage
- Sunday, November 25, 2007, 9:27
- Riddles
- 32 comments
Here is another brain game, which is normally solved by children pending a few minutes, but sometimes it occurs difficult for adults, who spend much time to find the solution. Try to solve this riddle. You are standing on the riverside with a goat, a wolf and a big cabbage. You need to bring the goat, the wolf and the cabbage to another river bank. There a no bridges. To do this, you only have a boat. But the boat is so small, that there is only place for two: for you and something (someone) else. You can not leave the wolf with the goat unattended. Neither can you leave the goat with the cabbage alone. How will you bring them three to another river bank?
You will find the solution in the next brain game. You are always welcome to ask questions about the task, in case something is not clear. But sorry, I will not answer leading questions.
The answer to the previous brain game is a hole, that is right! Many of you found it. Congratulations to Jason, who was the first with the solution, Mike, Greg, L. Watts, Tres, Brad, Doug Subjeck, Roberto, Howard Mooney, Nicole. The answers of Chris, Jewel, Phil and Mike are really creative 
. Thanks for your participation! Very well done!
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take goat across and leave it on far side.
return, grab cabbage and cross back to far side.
leave cabbage at far side and return goat to near side.
grab wolf, deliver to far side.
return and grab goat then cross river.
all items are on far side now.
First you take the goat across and leave behind the wolf and the cabbage. go back and grab the cabbage, take it across and when you get there grab the goat and take it back with you. On the other shore grab the wolf and take him across, leaving the goat on one end and the wolf and cabbage on the other side. Come back and grab the goat, take him across and you’re done.
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Take the goat over and leave her there. Come back take the cabbage over, put the goat back in the boat leaving the cabbage, go back put the goat out and take the wolf over leave him and go back and get the goat.
take the goat first…go back and pick up the cabbage and bring it over and bring the goat back drop it off and pick up the wolf and take it across, go back and bring the goat over again
I’m curious about the goat,cabbage and wolf answer, my husband figured it out right away, with a few trips of course
You take the cabbage and the wolf first and come back for the goat.
Take the goat first and leave it on the other side. Come back and pick up the cabbage. Leave the cabbage on the other side and bring the goat back to the original side. Leave the goat and bring the wolf over to the other side. Leave the wolf. Come back and pick up the goat.
same as chicken, fox and corn
take the goat1st,come back and pick the cabbage & take over & bring back the goat, then take the wolf over & leave him with the cabbage, then come back and take the goat..
First take the goat across, leaving the wolf and cabbage behind. Come back and get the wolf. Take the wolf across, and put the goat back on the boat. Go back for the cabbage, dropping off the goat. Bring the cabbage across and leave it with the wolf. Now go back for the goat. Bring it across. Now put the wolf, goat, and cabbage in a big stew pot and have a nice dinner. If you have some carrots and onion, even better!
take the goat over…go back alone, get the wolf. take the wolf over, go back with the goat in the boat and leave him on the original shore. take the cabbage over. come back and get the goat. How do I find out if this is right?
YOU, GOAT, WOLF, CABBAGE ANSWER:
3 Trips:
1. You & Wolf,
2. You & Cabbage,
3. You & Goat
G.A
YOU, GOAT, WOLF, CABBAGE ANSWER:
3 Trips:
1. You & Wolf,
2. You & Cabbage,
3. You & Goat
OR 2 Trips as Mary G writes…(although, can you row in a straight line and hold cabbage at the same time?)
G.A
You take the goat across and drop him off, go back and take cabbage across and drop off and pick up goat, drop goat off and pick up wolf and drop him off then go back for goat and take him across.
get in the boat with the goat, bring it to the opposite shore. come back, bring the wolf this time. when you get to the other shore, let the wolf out and bring the goat on and take it back to the begining. let the goat off, and then take the cabbage and bring it back to the opposite shore with the wolf. sail back and get the goat again.
You take the goat to the other side. Then you go back and get the cabbage. You bring the goat back, and you leave the cabbage. Then you get the wolf and you leave the goat. You take the wolf to the other side and leave the wolf there with the cabbage from the previous trip. Now you go back to the original side and get the goat to take it to the other side.
the goat eats the cabbage. the wolf eats the goat…load up the wolf and go
you take the goat over, come back and take the cabbage over bringing the goat back, leave the goat and take the wolf over, come back and get the goat
No brainer. Which two can be left behind without one being eaten by the other. The remaining one is your first passenger to the far side. Return and take across the one that will eat the one you just delivered to the far side. Return this time bringing back the first passenger. Leave the first passenger and take the last passenger across to the other side. Bring back the second passenger then take the first passenger across. Return by yourself and take the last passenger to the far side. Then you let the goat eat the cabbage, finally you and the wolf finish off the goatand you part ways aimiably knowing that the wolf won’t eat you for a day or so. A safer way would have been to do this all on the first side of the river so that when you parted ways you could row across the river and be rid of the wolf.
First Cabbage
Then Wolf
Then Goat
1. Take the goat to the other side.
2. Row back.
3. Take the wolf to the other side.
4. Row back with the goat.
5. Take the cabbage to the other side.
6. Row back.
7. Take the goat to the other side.
Your first trip must be with the goat, since it’s safe to leave the wolf and cabbage unattended.
Your return trip is alone, and then you can take either wolf or cabbage across, trade for the goat, return, trade goat for remaining item, cross over, drop off, now wolf and cabbage are together on the other side. Return to the start, pick up the goat, and cross over once more to complete the journey. And keep your eyes open for that goat!
I love Allen’s answer – don’t need to do a whole lot of rowing either.
My husband and I worked on this the other day and think we have the right answer. I came back today to find out whether we did, or not, and I can’t find the answer. Since I’m brand new to the site, I think there may be something I don’t understand. All I can see for the answer is the answer to a previous riddle, “the hole.” Can someone please direct me to the answer? Are correct answers posted every day? Thank you.
TRIP 1: Take the wolf and the cabbage to the far side.
TRIP 2: Take the goat to the far side.
Hello, Anne, thank you for you interest to the brain game. I have just sent you an email.
you take the goat over, come back and take the cabbage over bringing the goat back, leave the goat and take the wolf over, come back and get the goat
Thanks for sharing
think i would throw in wolf and goat into boat… take cabbage under my arm and push off …u didn’t say u couldn’t touch boat so i would hold on to boat and float across with boat.
thanks eveyone i really needed that for homework
I heard this riddle before. It was a Hmong Riddle. First of all is to take the goat and so on.