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The Stolen Baby
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
A woman was walking with her 6 month baby in a stroller. A man walked up and said, "My, what a beautiful baby." The woman said thank you and walked on. A lady came up and said, "What a nice baby boy, how old is he?" The woman screamed, picked up the baby and ran away. Why?
Hint
Her baby had been kidnapped months before. The police found the baby and returned it, but they never knew who had taken it.Answer
Since the woman's son had been stolen because he was a boy, she dressed him in girls' clothes. The lady obviously already knew that it was a boy and since the mother didn't know her, she must be the kidnapper.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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