Lateral Thinking · Ages 18+
Riddle #227
A dying king tells his two sons that whichever son's camel reaches the distant city LAST will inherit the kingdom. The brothers wander the desert for weeks, each refusing to get ahead of the other. Finally a passing sage whispers two words, and both leap into the saddle and gallop off at full speed. What did the sage say?
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Answer: "Swap camels."
Once each brother is riding the other's camel, racing to arrive first makes his own camel — the one that decides the inheritance — arrive last.