The Black and White Pebbles

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He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
The were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s area. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them to the bag.

1. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt could be forgiven.
2. If she picked the white pebble, she shouldn’t marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
3. However, if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

What would you recommend that the woman to do?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

The woman ’s dilemma can’t be solved with traditional logical thinking. Consider the consequences if she chooses the aforementioned logical answers.

Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And because the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

This is an old story, and I’m not certain where it originated. I found an old email where a buddy, no longer with us, delivered it to me. I’m not certain where he got it, but since I really enjoy the story and the message it teaches, I need to share it with you here.

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MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complicated problems do have a solution. It’s only that we don’t make an effort to think.
“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one which is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked. ”

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

Have some time to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.

Many years ago, in a little village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would need to pick on pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine that you were standing in the area. What would you have done if you were the woman? In the event that you had to advise her, what would you have told her?
He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. The farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.