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How Hard is it to Get an Apple?
The legend tells of a young boy that entered a celestial garden. In the entrance, a sign said, "who enters, will receive what he or she gives".
There were beautiful flowers, which the boy touched softly because the petals seemed so delicate as if about to fall. There where also magical rocks and trees. Even the roughest stone was soft to the delicate touch of the boy.
Suddenly, he found a great tree full with delicious apples. They were big and seemed made of silk. The boy felt hunger, so he took a stick and threw it to an apple to get it down. But what a surprise! The stick broke apart as if thrown against a rock. The boy then took a bigger stick and tried to hit the branch with all his strength. The bigger stick also broke. Now a little concerned, the boy then looked for a rock that felt hard in his furious grip, and then threw it with all his might to the soft looking apple. The rock was torn into pieces. The boy looked down disappointedly, realizing that surely there was no way to eat the fruit, when before his eyes a little mouse passed carrying an apple.
So, there was a way. Could you tell the boy how to get the apple?
There were beautiful flowers, which the boy touched softly because the petals seemed so delicate as if about to fall. There where also magical rocks and trees. Even the roughest stone was soft to the delicate touch of the boy.
Suddenly, he found a great tree full with delicious apples. They were big and seemed made of silk. The boy felt hunger, so he took a stick and threw it to an apple to get it down. But what a surprise! The stick broke apart as if thrown against a rock. The boy then took a bigger stick and tried to hit the branch with all his strength. The bigger stick also broke. Now a little concerned, the boy then looked for a rock that felt hard in his furious grip, and then threw it with all his might to the soft looking apple. The rock was torn into pieces. The boy looked down disappointedly, realizing that surely there was no way to eat the fruit, when before his eyes a little mouse passed carrying an apple.
So, there was a way. Could you tell the boy how to get the apple?
Hint
The harder you hit the tree, the harder it becomes...Answer
The tree was giving what it was receiving. If you hit it hard, it will be hard. Just as the delicate flowers to the delicate touch, the apple has to be taken softly, not by force.So, the boy should try delicately to PUT (not take) the apple on the branch, and it will fall into his fingers.
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If he stole the apple from the mouse, something will be stolen from him. That is the law in this celestial garden, isn't it. Very good concept though.
Yes, I was expecting someone to point out the mouse's apple. The answer would be that He would have the stolen apple stolen as the result of this garden law. But you cleverly pointed to the trick and the solution at the same time.
Thanks!.
Thanks!.
I pointed that out in the editors' box but I got a wrong edit in return. I really like your garden law. More teasers please.
I think this teaser is GREAT, all you have to do is think LATERALally!
Nice teaser.
Wow I didn't see that griphook. yeah that's smart... btw I like the harry potter user
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