This farm riddle is a clever play on words that many people get wrong at first!
The riddle goes:
“If a farmer has 3 horses, 2 ducks, and 1 pig, how many feet are on his farm?”
At first, people might instinctively count all the legs (since animals have legs, right?). You’d add:
- 3 horses × 4 legs = 12
- 2 ducks × 2 legs = 4
- 1 pig × 4 legs = 4
That’s a total of 20 legs. But wait, the riddle asks for feet, not legs.
Here’s the twist:
- Horses and pigs have hooves, not feet, so they don’t count in this riddle.
- Ducks have webbed feet, so they count.
- The farmer himself has 2 feet.
So, the correct answer is just 2 feet—those of the farmer!
It’s a reminder to pay close attention to the wording in brain teasers. 😄