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On a rainy night, five gnomish characters huddled on stools at the bar of Rumplestiltskin's Place and told their sad tales. Each had once had the good fortune to come across a beautiful maiden who was desperate to complete a different formidable task to win a king's hand in marriage. Each gnome agreed to help, but only in exchange for the maiden's first born child. Although the women hastily agreed, when the time came to pay their dues, they naturally resisted. Each gnome offered one final bargain. If the maiden could guess his name, she could keep her new born baby. Since each gnome had a rather odd name, he felt safe in offering the maiden a different number of guesses. Each was therefore horrified when he returned to the woman only to hear her promptly and calmly reciting his name! From the information provided, can you determine the name of the gnome who helped each woman and the task she had to complete, as well as the number of guesses each woman was given?
Gnomes: Arklesblatt, Dinkleberry, Haycocklebloo, Sneedermon, Zizzyrimple
Women: Bianca, Diana, Ione, Katrina, Valerie
Task: Crush rocks into diamonds, Roll roses into rubies, Spin flax into silver, Stir broth into myrrh, Stomp string into silk.
# of Guesses: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1. The woman who needed to spin flax into silver (who isn't Diana) didn't negotiate with Haycocklebloo. Dinkleberry didn't give a queen either two or three guesses.
2. Queen Katrina was given fewer guesses than the woman helped by Sneedermon (who didn't get either four or six guesses) but more chances than the lady Zizzyrimple assisted.
3. Valerie promised the king that she could roll roses into rubies. Neither Arklesblatt nor Haycocklebloo helped either Valerie or Diana. With Zizzyrimple's assistance, Ione won the king's hand in marriage.
4. The woman who was given six guesses (who isn't the one Dinkleberry helped) isn't the one who vowed she could stir broth into myrrh.
5. Bianca (who wasn't required to spin flax into silver) is neither the woman Haycocklebloo helped nor the one who was trying to crush rocks into diamonds. Diana wasn't granted four guesses.
Gnomes: Arklesblatt, Dinkleberry, Haycocklebloo, Sneedermon, Zizzyrimple
Women: Bianca, Diana, Ione, Katrina, Valerie
Task: Crush rocks into diamonds, Roll roses into rubies, Spin flax into silver, Stir broth into myrrh, Stomp string into silk.
# of Guesses: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1. The woman who needed to spin flax into silver (who isn't Diana) didn't negotiate with Haycocklebloo. Dinkleberry didn't give a queen either two or three guesses.
2. Queen Katrina was given fewer guesses than the woman helped by Sneedermon (who didn't get either four or six guesses) but more chances than the lady Zizzyrimple assisted.
3. Valerie promised the king that she could roll roses into rubies. Neither Arklesblatt nor Haycocklebloo helped either Valerie or Diana. With Zizzyrimple's assistance, Ione won the king's hand in marriage.
4. The woman who was given six guesses (who isn't the one Dinkleberry helped) isn't the one who vowed she could stir broth into myrrh.
5. Bianca (who wasn't required to spin flax into silver) is neither the woman Haycocklebloo helped nor the one who was trying to crush rocks into diamonds. Diana wasn't granted four guesses.
Hint
Note the tasks on the grid were condensed to fit in the spaces provided. (i.e. Rock/Diamond = Crush Rocks into Diamonds, etc.)Answer
Arklesblatt, Bianca, stomp string into silk, 6Dinkleberry, Valerie, roll roses into rubies, 4
Haycocklebloo, Katrina, stir broth into myrrh, 3
Sneedermon, Diana, crush rocks into diamonds, 5
Zizzyrimple, Ione, spin flax into silver, 2
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Excellent teaser -- good story as well!
Great teaser! Very fun...
Great teaser!
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I did not read the teaser because it was too long. As the three before me have rated this teaser as "great", so I rate it great too. Funny, isn`t it? quack - quack
I did not read the teaser because it was too long. As the three before me have rated this teaser as "great", so I rate it great too. Funny, isn`t it? quack - quack
Very cute teaser!! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Good job!
I haven't solved it yet, but I am still struggling with it! I am wondering if I met these difficult people years ago?!
It's possible chaskey...you never, never know! Thanks to everyone for their very possitive feedback!
You're right! I finally solved it! Now I'll probably have to avoid the popparazzi!
Good one! Although there was no distinction between rock/diamond and broth/myrrh, they're interchangable....
That was a good one. It's really cool that you can do these things on the internet.
I had the same initial problem with the rock/diamond-broth/myrrh thing, peanut! Clue 5 clearly makes the answer for those two items unique! Great teaser!
Thanks for clearing the up onlyeeyore! I was beginning to wonder if I'd forgotten something and then I went back and re-did it myself and it came out alright.
great teaser! I had lots of fun w/ it!
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mahalo!
great teaser, lots of fun and very creative
I liked your characters and story very much. It made the grid a little harder and more fun. Good job
How Fun... Good Job...
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It was my fav teaser yet!!! great story . . . it was very creative!
I like a challenge! Thanks!
Awsome , altough i messed up a little great job by the way, it was a good laugh
lucky guess I get it now
GREAT teaser and thanks to onlyeeyore for pointing me to clue 5 where it is indirectly stated that Haycocklebloo is not the one who... Well thanks anyway onlyeeyore for rescuing me from the brink of insanity
Again tjm GGRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAATTTTTT Teaser!!!!!!!!
good one--too hard for my brain right now. I had to give up.
Great teaser! Had me thinking until clue 5 came into focus. Loved the reference to the fairy tale!
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