Community Anthologies: 2023, On Rivers
Xi, Hua
By Hua Xi

she/they

Math Problem with a River

Poetry

A farmer with a wolf, a goat and a cabbage must cross a river by boat.

This poem is based on the classic river crossing math problem: A farmer with a wolf, a goat and a cabbage must cross a river by goat. The boat can carry only the farmer and a single item. If left unattended together, the wolf would eat the goat, or the goat would eat the cabbage. How can they cross the river without anything being eaten?


Edited by Patrycja Humienik.
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