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Illuminated illustration depicting the wolf, goat and cabbage problem in the Ormesby Psalter, dating to 1250–1330. The wolf, goat, and cabbage problem is a river crossing puzzle. It dates back to at least the 9th century, [1] and has entered the folklore of several cultures. [2] [3]
Dog, sheep, and cabbage. A river crossing puzzle is a type of puzzle in which the object is to carry items from one river bank to another, usually in the fewest trips. The difficulty of the puzzle may arise from restrictions on which or how many items can be transported at the same time, or which or how many items may be safely left together. [1]
If I understood correctly, conditions of problem say that 1*) the farmer may not leave either the combination fox + goose without himself, or goose + beans without himself; 2*) in each moment only the farmer + maximum one item is allowed in the boat (not more than one).
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In the missionaries and cannibals problem, three missionaries and three cannibals must cross a river using a boat which can carry at most two people, under the constraint that, for both banks, if there are missionaries present on the bank, they cannot be outnumbered by cannibals (if they were, the cannibals would eat the missionaries).
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