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Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles 28

This passage describes a dragon named Montagne who is actually a wicked wizard named Walter in disguise. Walter conjures up three jugs - an 8-liter jug filled with water and two empty jugs of 3 and 2 liters. He challenges Seth to give back 4 liters of water to him in 3 steps. Seth is able to solve the puzzle and return the requested amount of water using the limited steps.

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Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles 28

This passage describes a dragon named Montagne who is actually a wicked wizard named Walter in disguise. Walter conjures up three jugs - an 8-liter jug filled with water and two empty jugs of 3 and 2 liters. He challenges Seth to give back 4 liters of water to him in 3 steps. Seth is able to solve the puzzle and return the requested amount of water using the limited steps.

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40. The Three Steps 41.

Wicked Walter

What no one knew was that the dragon Montagne


was really the wicked apprentice wizard Walter in dis-
guise. He had great natural talent as a wizard, fooling
the entire kingdom with his dragon act, but so far the
only things Walter had learned to conjure up were con-
tainers, and the only puzzles he knew had to do with
The dragon Montagne breathed a bolt of fire. This measuring water. He didn't have power over anyone
time three jugs appeared. One of them, an eight-litre who could solve his puzzles, and though he feared
jug, was filled with water. The other two jugs, one mea- Seth would continue to succeed where others had
suring three litres and one measuring two litres, were failed, he desperately continued with his bluff.
empty. Walter (as the dragon) conjured up three urns. One
"Give me back four litres—in three steps," the contained ten gallons of water. The other two were
dragon roared. empty, one capable of holding four gallons, and the
And, in three steps, Seth gives him back four litres. other three gallons.
How? "Give me back five gallons, using only five steps,"
Walter demanded of Seth.
Clue on pages 90-91. Clue on page 91.
Answer on pages 119-120. Answer on page 120.

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