Help Farmer Mia get everyone safely across the river!
Farmer Mia lives in a sunny meadow. One day she needs to cross the river with her three friends:
Benny the Fox 🦊, Woolly the Sheep 🐑, and Carrot the Rabbit 🐇.
Her little boat can only carry one friend at a time — and Mia must always steer the boat.
Can you help her get everyone across safely?
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The boat holds Mia + one animal (or Mia can go alone).
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Never leave Benny 🦊 and Woolly 🐑 alone — Benny will chase Woolly!
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Never leave Woolly 🐑 and Carrot 🐇 alone — Woolly will eat the carrots!
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Get all 3 friends to the right bank. Then you win!
🌿 Left bank
river
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boat
← here
🌿 Right bank
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Hooray! You did it!
All friends are safely across!
💡Tap an animal on the left bank to pick it up, then press Cross!
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The Solution — 7 trips
1
Take 🐑 Woolly to the right bank.
2
Go back to the left bank alone.
3
Take 🦊 Benny to the right bank.
4
⭐ Bring 🐑 Woolly back to the left bank — this is the key move!
5
Take 🐇 Carrot to the right bank.
6
Go back to the left bank alone.
7
Take 🐑 Woolly to the right bank. Everyone is safe!
Common Mistakes
WrongTaking 🦊 Benny first — leaves 🐑 and 🐇 alone together!
WrongTaking 🐇 Carrot first — leaves 🦊 and 🐑 alone together!
TrickyNot bringing 🐑 Woolly back on trip 4 — the puzzle gets stuck!
The Big Insight: Most children think once something is delivered, it must stay. This puzzle teaches that you can bring something back to make a better plan. That "undoing is allowed" idea is a big step in logical thinking! There is also a second solution: try taking 🐇 Carrot on trip 3 instead of 🦊 Benny.