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Nobby, Bobby and Rover
In the legendary land of MADADIA, there lived a king, King Mad Ade of the Kebab people. King Mad Ade had three sons called Nobby, Bobby and Rover. They were triplets, but unfortunately due to a mix up at birth no one knew which was the oldest, the heir to the kingdom. The king decided to set a challenge for his three sons, to determine who should inherit the kingdom. He called his sons and spoke to them all. "Nobby, Bobby, Rover" he said "Behind the castle you will each find an identical plot of land marked with your names." At this he held out 3 packets of seeds, one for each son. "take these and grow me some flowers. I will look at them this time next year." At that he dismissed his sons and marked the date on the calendar.
One year later he visited the three plots of land he had given his sons. He noted that Nobby's plot was full of beautiful flowers.
He walked on to Bobby's plot which was also packed with beautiful flowers. He ambled around to Rover's only to find nothing more than a patch of muddy ground and some grass.
Later that day he called his sons together. "Boys, I have made my choice as to who shall inherit the Kingdom of MADADIA!" he announced. The three brothers waited with bated breath.
" I shall be leaving it to .......Rover!"
What made King Mad Ade choose his son Rover?
One year later he visited the three plots of land he had given his sons. He noted that Nobby's plot was full of beautiful flowers.
He walked on to Bobby's plot which was also packed with beautiful flowers. He ambled around to Rover's only to find nothing more than a patch of muddy ground and some grass.
Later that day he called his sons together. "Boys, I have made my choice as to who shall inherit the Kingdom of MADADIA!" he announced. The three brothers waited with bated breath.
" I shall be leaving it to .......Rover!"
What made King Mad Ade choose his son Rover?
Answer
Because he had given them all dud seeds that he knew wouldn't grow. Nobby and Bobby saw that the seeds were not growing so brought in flowers to impress the King, whereas Rover decided to let the king see the true result. Therefore the King knew that despite Nobby and Bobby's efforts to please him, only Rover could be trusted.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought since it was nothing that Rover just wasn't interested in flowers and older boys aren't really interested in flowers so he knew that Rover was the oldest.
i think theres an extremely similar puzzle exactly like this in the site just with different names. but i still enjoy it reading it a second time =)
Wehere si the login in this mad-ade? In order for your answer to follow any ines of logic you need to tell us, in the question, that the king dispersed dead seeds. Taking it even further, you would have also needed to let us know that he wa an honest king.
Giving the information you provided, your answer is nothing but a mere assumption. Maybe he thought that his other two sons were too femenine because they enjoyed growing flowers!
It is logical to assume that an "honest" king would want a "trustworthy" heir. Telling us that the seeds were dead and that the king was an honest one is the ONLY way to make this one bit logical.
Some people just don't think.
Giving the information you provided, your answer is nothing but a mere assumption. Maybe he thought that his other two sons were too femenine because they enjoyed growing flowers!
It is logical to assume that an "honest" king would want a "trustworthy" heir. Telling us that the seeds were dead and that the king was an honest one is the ONLY way to make this one bit logical.
Some people just don't think.
Yes you are right, obviously you did'nt think. The whole idea of the teaser was to try and work out why the king chose Rover. If I had said the seeds were dead or the king was looking for an honest heir, then this wouldn't be a teaser it would be a story.
I agree with mad-ade.
I liked this one... answer could have also been something along the lines that.. the type of flowers that popped up were not consistent with the seed. These types of teasers are not black and white. Fun though.
This teaser should really be in "Situation."
There I would expect that there could be features
essential to the solution that were hidden (or misleadingly described)
in the problem. In "Logic," though, I expect to be able to
determine an answer from the information given, not
guess at what has been left out.
There I would expect that there could be features
essential to the solution that were hidden (or misleadingly described)
in the problem. In "Logic," though, I expect to be able to
determine an answer from the information given, not
guess at what has been left out.
I thought that maybe since the other two boys flowers prospered so, and the third had nothing, the third son had helped the first two with their flowers and that would show that the third son was the most helpful and unselfish, and that was what the king was looking for.
The king issued 2 instructions when he said : "take these and grow me some flowers"
1) Take these (flower seeds) and
2) grow (the king) some flowers.
Bobby and Nobby had followed the king's instructions without any dishonesty: 1) they did take the seeds, and 2) they did grow the king some flowers (albeit with other seeds, but the king never said that they MUST use seeds he gave them to grow him some flowers). So your solution is invalid.
Now Rover, on the other hand, did not follow the king's instructions: 1) he did take the seeds, but 2) he did not grow the king some flowers. So a more likely explanation is that the king was looking for the son that had the balls to defy him, who was strong of character, or something like that.
Generally speaking, your "logic" puzzles seem to be 1) illogical and/or 2) situational.
1) Take these (flower seeds) and
2) grow (the king) some flowers.
Bobby and Nobby had followed the king's instructions without any dishonesty: 1) they did take the seeds, and 2) they did grow the king some flowers (albeit with other seeds, but the king never said that they MUST use seeds he gave them to grow him some flowers). So your solution is invalid.
Now Rover, on the other hand, did not follow the king's instructions: 1) he did take the seeds, but 2) he did not grow the king some flowers. So a more likely explanation is that the king was looking for the son that had the balls to defy him, who was strong of character, or something like that.
Generally speaking, your "logic" puzzles seem to be 1) illogical and/or 2) situational.
ok, fair enough, with a strech of the imagination you could read it that way, but if so, what was the point of the king giving his son's the seeds in the first place if he didn't expect them to use them? It would be like giving some one your Car keys, but expecting them to take the bus, it defies any logic.
If you don't enjoy trying to figure out the author's point of view, I suggest that you dodge this sort of puzzle. I have a similar dislike for straightforward logic-grid puzzles. I don't think it's fair to expect the genre authors to change their style away from what their audience likes. Instead, we invent new genres to match the other tastes.
That said, I happened into what I thought was an added twist. In my version, the seed were not duds: they were viable packets of mixed grasses. Rover was the only one who let the seeds progress as nature (and the seed company) intended. Thus, he was the only one who followed his fathers instructions and grew the requested *flours*. It's much harder to grind flour from the output of typical attractive blooming flora.
That said, I happened into what I thought was an added twist. In my version, the seed were not duds: they were viable packets of mixed grasses. Rover was the only one who let the seeds progress as nature (and the seed company) intended. Thus, he was the only one who followed his fathers instructions and grew the requested *flours*. It's much harder to grind flour from the output of typical attractive blooming flora.
This is from the book "The Empty Pot"...right?
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