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Take It or Leave It
Fun: (2.86)
Difficulty: (2.09)
Puzzle ID: #26056
Submitted By: smarty_blondy Corrected By: medster99
Submitted By: smarty_blondy Corrected By: medster99
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, lived a man of few talents, but he was as greedy as anyone can be. He stole, he lied and he cheated only for the sake of money and his ever-increasing treasure. One day he was trying to rob a child of his money on the edge of a lake. Innocently, the child pushed him into the lake and ran to safety.
Seeing the greedy man drowning, two passing villagers tried to help him. The first one quickly said, "Take my hand and I'll try to drag you out! Don't worry, you will be safe!" The second one rushed to help as well and stated, "Here old man, over here! Everything will be fine if you give me your hand."
The old man hesitated for a second, then took the hand of the first villager. Why?
Seeing the greedy man drowning, two passing villagers tried to help him. The first one quickly said, "Take my hand and I'll try to drag you out! Don't worry, you will be safe!" The second one rushed to help as well and stated, "Here old man, over here! Everything will be fine if you give me your hand."
The old man hesitated for a second, then took the hand of the first villager. Why?
Answer
The man was SO greedy, he refused to "give" his hand to the second goodhearted villager. The first villager managed to save him by telling him to "take" his hand instead of asking for it.Hide Answer Show Answer
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First of all, i would like to thank all the editors who helped into improving this teaser. The feedback is highly apreciated.
I like this one alot!! Good job smarty
Thanks a lot gorillazgirl, i'm very gald you like it!
Yay Smarty! This is going into my faves! I loved it! (didnt get the right answer) but LOVED IT!
i didnt get the answer because i went to fast but i really really liked this one.
Thank you, you have made my day. Seriously, you people are too much!
Great teaser smarty! I enjoyed reading it and could almost picture a scrooge like man in the middle of the lake drowning but being too, stubborn to accept help offered to him!
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I'm glad i managed to bring a smile on your face and that you liked it!
Thank you!
HOw cute!! Didn't get but loved it
Thank you for stopping by and checking out my teaser. I'm happy you love it!
Very cleverly done teaser! I found the answer in the difference between "take my hand" and "give me ur hand". The man is real greedy huh!
Thank you very much toink, as that is a great comment. I'm very glad you liked it and consider it clever, it feels great to have people apreciate a teaser you've put efort and love in. Thank you again!
that was a very interesting and a great teaser at that!
i may not have submitted any teaser yet but i think i know a little about brain teasers and this one was awesome!
great job!!!
i may not have submitted any teaser yet but i think i know a little about brain teasers and this one was awesome!
great job!!!
That was total fun!! Great job smarty!!
Thank you a lot soccer and kit-kat, i'm very glad you like it. Soccer, i wish you all the luck in the world with your teasers.
That one was awesome.. i loved it.. and smarty thats alot for me to say im a WIZ at this stuff. so it would take alot for me to say it was GREAT AND I LOVED IT!! THANKS again!!!
Confooseled, compliments like the one you were so kind to offer me mean the world to me. Thank you for your comment, i apreciate it.
great teaser easy but good food for thought-for what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world ,and lose his soul?
That is a great saying, thank you!
Those cute little faces always make me smile. Thank's for your time and for checking out my teaser.
not a GREAT one, but ok. it was just...ok...
OK then...
Gotta give it you. Had to read the clue again
Thank you.
Nov 16, 2005
loved the riddle!! but blondy ur 2 nice. stop thanking everyone.
Great job smarty, loved it keep them coming
Sman, i'm very glad you loved it! Now, how could i stop thanking people that take their time to come in and visit, and comment on my teasers, such as yourself? Thank you!
red, thanks for the kudos, great to see you around. Very glad you like it!
red, thanks for the kudos, great to see you around. Very glad you like it!
hehe thats funny. cute and clever! loved it, even though i didnt get it.
bookworm91 -- Thank you for dropping by and for your compliment. I'm glad you like it!
Good one!!!!!! i like it... didnt get the answer, but ah wel,
Thank you for your comment, xxkatezxx; I'm glad you like it. Also, please let me know if you need further explaining, or if i missed something in the answer. I had a hunch it's not exactly well explained and could use a rewrite. Thanks.
Great Teaser!
Chris -- Thank you for your comment and your joyful smilies; they always make me smile!
Great teaser! I think this one will be making it into my list of favorites!
Juggler -- that would be an honour. Thanks!
geeeez im stupid, i thought it was because he called him a old man
Loved it... Didn't catch on though
(puts on Elvis voice) "Thank you, 'ahem' thank you very much!"
Seriously now, thanks you guys for your comments and for taking the time to read and rate my teaser. It's appreciated.
Seriously now, thanks you guys for your comments and for taking the time to read and rate my teaser. It's appreciated.
I got this right because I heard it before. A little strange actully but still a good teaser.
Thank you!
Hahahaha...cool teaser!
Hm....I thought the first guy had on some ring or something that the greedy man wanted to take. Good teaser!!
I thought it was because the second one called him an "old man" and he wouldn't answer to that!
thats the best one yet!!!!
I thought he was going to pull the first guy in! Was not able to think of the answer at all!
Great Clever on my favourite
Hmm... Maybe cuz the second guy called him old??????????
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