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There was once a man who had a very selfish and unkind son. So one day the father sent his son to the market with one coin and said, "I am sick and tired of your selfish ways. Take this coin and buy with it: something to feed the cows, something to plant in the garden, something for us to eat, and something for us to drink. Don't come back until you do this!" He is only allowed to buy one item. What did he buy that fulfilled his father's wish?
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He bought a watermelon - the juice to drink, the pulp to eat, the seeds to plant in the garden, and the rind to feed the cows!Hide Answer Show Answer
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or a bag of wheat. to make bread, plant to grow more and soak in water to feed the cow.
That is a good one
Or since the son was selfish he was probably a gambler so he could of bet his coin in a poker game and won and bought all the stuff with his winings.
Wheat does not make fulfill all the criteria given. 1) Can you feed the cow? YES. 2) Can you plant it in the garden? YES. 3) Can you eat it? I suppose so, but I haven't met many people who EAT plain wheat. But once you make bread, it is no longer just wheat, is it? 4) Can you drink it? NO. You mentioned soaking it in water to feed to the cow, but what does this have to do with drinking it? The son did not buy water. Clever puzzle; I didn't know cows ate watermelon rinds. I thought apples; maybe cows eat apple cores!
What about peaches? I think cows eat peaches. Let's ask the cows :-)
i said wheat
weat tom plant
it can feed the cow
the cow gives milk and you can eat the wheat-nurushed cow
weat tom plant
it can feed the cow
the cow gives milk and you can eat the wheat-nurushed cow
Why isnt this in the riddle section?
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