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A Silent Watchdog
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
Spike was a great watchdog. He'd stopped three burglaries from happening. Yet one day, someone broke in through a window, rummaged around, took something, and left. Spike didn't move an inch. Why not?
Hint
What he took is important.Answer
The man was Spike's owner, who'd locked his keys in his house. He had to climb in through the window to get them.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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