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She soon came upon a pair of doors that were guarded by two of the oddest creatures she had ever seen (a badger and an aardvark, to be exact). A riddle unlocked the door that led her onward.
One of us will tell you true,
One of us will always lie.
Just one question is your due,
And only one reply.
One right answer gets you through,
Which door will you try? Footnote: The solution to the riddle: Sarah was allowed only one question of her two doorkeepers, one of whom was a miserable horse-eatin' filthy liar, and one of whom always told the truth. The question she finally asked was: "Would he (she pointed to the other doorkeeper) tell me this door leads to the castle?" If the door she was indicating was the wrong one and she was asking the lying doorkeeper, his answer would be yes-because he would lie. If she was asking the truthful doorkeeper, he too would answer yes-since the other doorkeeper would lie. In either case, the other door would be the correct one. If the door she was indicating was the right one and she was asking the lying doorkeeper, his answer would be no-because he would lie. If she was asking the truthful doorkeeper, he too would answer no, since the other doorkeeper would lie. In either case, this would be the correct door.
The door Sarah chose was the correct one. In the Corn Maze A-Doom, however, the correct choice is not always a good one. As she stepped through the door, the floor opened up beneath her feet.
She soon came upon a pair of doors that were guarded by two of the oddest creatures she had ever seen (a badger and an aardvark, to be exact). A riddle unlocked the door that led her onward.
One of us will tell you true,
One of us will always lie.
Just one question is your due,
And only one reply.
One right answer gets you through,
Which door will you try? Footnote: The solution to the riddle: Sarah was allowed only one question of her two doorkeepers, one of whom was a miserable horse-eatin' filthy liar, and one of whom always told the truth. The question she finally asked was: "Would he (she pointed to the other doorkeeper) tell me this door leads to the castle?" If the door she was indicating was the wrong one and she was asking the lying doorkeeper, his answer would be yes-because he would lie. If she was asking the truthful doorkeeper, he too would answer yes-since the other doorkeeper would lie. In either case, the other door would be the correct one. If the door she was indicating was the right one and she was asking the lying doorkeeper, his answer would be no-because he would lie. If she was asking the truthful doorkeeper, he too would answer no, since the other doorkeeper would lie. In either case, this would be the correct door.
The door Sarah chose was the correct one. In the Corn Maze A-Doom, however, the correct choice is not always a good one. As she stepped through the door, the floor opened up beneath her feet.