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Farm Animal Riddles
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The River Crossing Classic

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A farmer needs to cross a river with a fox, a chicken, and a bag of grain. He can only carry one at a time. The fox eats the chicken if left alone; the chicken eats the grain. How does he get all three across?
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Take chicken first, return

The answer to this riddle is Take chicken first, return. Difficulty: Hard · Solved by 5,553 puzzle lovers.

Take chicken first, return. Take fox, bring chicken back. Take grain, return. Take chicken last.
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