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Two sisters walked up to a house. They were dressed in dirty clothes and looked starving. They knocked on the door, and when it was answered, the elder sister spoke.
"We are in need of money. My name is Ella, and this is my little sister Sarah," she said, gesturing to the other girl. "Our mother died giving birth to me, and our father died recently due to an illness. We are starving. Would you be so kind as to give us some money?" Ella said.
The lady who answered the door thought for a moment, then answered, "You are a liar. I will not lend you any money."
Why does she think the sisters are lying?
"We are in need of money. My name is Ella, and this is my little sister Sarah," she said, gesturing to the other girl. "Our mother died giving birth to me, and our father died recently due to an illness. We are starving. Would you be so kind as to give us some money?" Ella said.
The lady who answered the door thought for a moment, then answered, "You are a liar. I will not lend you any money."
Why does she think the sisters are lying?
Answer
If Ella's mother died giving birth to her, then how could she have a younger sister?Hide Answer Show Answer
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she could have a younger sister because her father didnt die when she was born. He could have had another child which would be her sister.
Wouldn't that make them step-sisters though? I don't know.
I really like this teaser though. I almost got it wrong but then I re-read it and got it.
I really like this teaser though. I almost got it wrong but then I re-read it and got it.
this was WAY too easy.... lol...answer was too obvious, I dont think this even counts as a trick unless ur dumb
lol @ shannmo: you need to read the teaser again, the girl says "OUR mother died while giving birth to me" , so therefore she and her younger sister both have the same mother and therefore she is lying
lol @ shannmo: you need to read the teaser again, the girl says "OUR mother died while giving birth to me" , so therefore she and her younger sister both have the same mother and therefore she is lying
i got this one was pretty easy though, fun but
Jan 04, 2010
no way the little sister coldof been born
Pretty easy, fun as well!
Easy! I got it.
Very easy but still good.
Great teaser! I got it right.
What shamo said couldn't be true because it said 'our' mother.
What shamo said couldn't be true because it said 'our' mother.
Very easy, but I really liked it .
I said that since their father died recently, they couldn't of been starving since they'd be in an orphanage, and if the dad's death hadn't been known to public yet they still could of been cookin' cans of tomato soup to eat, and therefore... could not of been hungry. Gosh, I wrote a lot...
best teaser ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! easy but fun
If their father had had another child by a different woman that would make them half-sisters, not step sisters.
Of course, she says "little sister" not "younger sister." Perhaps the little one is older.
It could also be "younger sister" if they are twins, and the younger one is only a few minutes younger. The mother could have died having the first one, and the second one had to be removed surgically from the mother's dead body.
Not to pick nits, or anything. :-)
Actually, I like the teaser. It is very hard to come up with an original trick teaser. This one was quite easy, but that's ok.
It could also be "younger sister" if they are twins, and the younger one is only a few minutes younger. The mother could have died having the first one, and the second one had to be removed surgically from the mother's dead body.
Not to pick nits, or anything. :-)
Actually, I like the teaser. It is very hard to come up with an original trick teaser. This one was quite easy, but that's ok.
Easy but clever
Easy and sorta hard but I like it. Tricky, you have to think outside the box.
Zag makes a very good point. This teaser didn't think of everything. They could have been twins and the younger one had to be pulled out of the dead mother. Gross but it happens. So THERE! :-)
Wow
it was a very easy teaser and i got it once i read the question but there is maybe a different way that that girl could be her sister.
Very easy.
very easy but just as clever
Oh... I thought that the mother died giving birth to the younger child.
Way to easy
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