The puzzled wife
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A lengthy question
Once, a woman was getting ready to have a look at three suitors who had come to extend their wishes of marriage "A," "B" and "C."
When she was getting ready, a poisonous snake bit her and she died.
"A" decided to move from village to village taking her ashes with him.
"B" decided to do the last rites.
"C" stayed back mourning.
The maiden was an expert in religious matters
One day, "A" went to an old man's house
The old man told him how he can bring her back to life.
The man even showed it practically by killing his goat and then bringing it back to life.
"A" did the exact saying and brought her back to life.
The question is Whom will the maiden marry, "A," "B" or "C" and why?
Hint: The answer lies in the line that the woman was an expert in religious matters
lateral-thinking knowledge story
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
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up vote
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A lengthy question
Once, a woman was getting ready to have a look at three suitors who had come to extend their wishes of marriage "A," "B" and "C."
When she was getting ready, a poisonous snake bit her and she died.
"A" decided to move from village to village taking her ashes with him.
"B" decided to do the last rites.
"C" stayed back mourning.
The maiden was an expert in religious matters
One day, "A" went to an old man's house
The old man told him how he can bring her back to life.
The man even showed it practically by killing his goat and then bringing it back to life.
"A" did the exact saying and brought her back to life.
The question is Whom will the maiden marry, "A," "B" or "C" and why?
Hint: The answer lies in the line that the woman was an expert in religious matters
lateral-thinking knowledge story
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
1
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
favorite
up vote
8
down vote
favorite
A lengthy question
Once, a woman was getting ready to have a look at three suitors who had come to extend their wishes of marriage "A," "B" and "C."
When she was getting ready, a poisonous snake bit her and she died.
"A" decided to move from village to village taking her ashes with him.
"B" decided to do the last rites.
"C" stayed back mourning.
The maiden was an expert in religious matters
One day, "A" went to an old man's house
The old man told him how he can bring her back to life.
The man even showed it practically by killing his goat and then bringing it back to life.
"A" did the exact saying and brought her back to life.
The question is Whom will the maiden marry, "A," "B" or "C" and why?
Hint: The answer lies in the line that the woman was an expert in religious matters
lateral-thinking knowledge story
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
A lengthy question
Once, a woman was getting ready to have a look at three suitors who had come to extend their wishes of marriage "A," "B" and "C."
When she was getting ready, a poisonous snake bit her and she died.
"A" decided to move from village to village taking her ashes with him.
"B" decided to do the last rites.
"C" stayed back mourning.
The maiden was an expert in religious matters
One day, "A" went to an old man's house
The old man told him how he can bring her back to life.
The man even showed it practically by killing his goat and then bringing it back to life.
"A" did the exact saying and brought her back to life.
The question is Whom will the maiden marry, "A," "B" or "C" and why?
Hint: The answer lies in the line that the woman was an expert in religious matters
lateral-thinking knowledge story
lateral-thinking knowledge story
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
edited Sep 9 at 10:22
Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
2,906526
2,906526
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
asked Sep 5 at 16:25
Quark-epoch
433211
433211
But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
1
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32
add a comment |Â
But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
1
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32
But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
1
1
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32
add a comment |Â
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
It goes that
A person who mourns one's death (that is C, here) is the real husband/ can be married.
As,
As per concerned religious matters (subject to their applicability near Indian subcontinent regions), the one who performs last rites is equivalent to her son and one who brings her back to life is equivalent to her father.
Saying the above, few additional tags are really applicable to this puzzle, such as
Knowledge and India (if available)
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
I think it is:
A
I think this because:
The maiden was religious and A brought her back with a ritualistic "saying". This meant he believed in the saying and whatever religion it was, thus would be the maiden's choice.
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
The maiden will marry suitor
B
Because
She cares a lot about religious matters, and B was the only one who performed a religious ceremony after she died. C didn't do anything really, and A likely went against the ideas of the religion by bringing her back after the Last Rites were performed.
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
add a comment |Â
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
It goes that
A person who mourns one's death (that is C, here) is the real husband/ can be married.
As,
As per concerned religious matters (subject to their applicability near Indian subcontinent regions), the one who performs last rites is equivalent to her son and one who brings her back to life is equivalent to her father.
Saying the above, few additional tags are really applicable to this puzzle, such as
Knowledge and India (if available)
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
It goes that
A person who mourns one's death (that is C, here) is the real husband/ can be married.
As,
As per concerned religious matters (subject to their applicability near Indian subcontinent regions), the one who performs last rites is equivalent to her son and one who brings her back to life is equivalent to her father.
Saying the above, few additional tags are really applicable to this puzzle, such as
Knowledge and India (if available)
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
It goes that
A person who mourns one's death (that is C, here) is the real husband/ can be married.
As,
As per concerned religious matters (subject to their applicability near Indian subcontinent regions), the one who performs last rites is equivalent to her son and one who brings her back to life is equivalent to her father.
Saying the above, few additional tags are really applicable to this puzzle, such as
Knowledge and India (if available)
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
It goes that
A person who mourns one's death (that is C, here) is the real husband/ can be married.
As,
As per concerned religious matters (subject to their applicability near Indian subcontinent regions), the one who performs last rites is equivalent to her son and one who brings her back to life is equivalent to her father.
Saying the above, few additional tags are really applicable to this puzzle, such as
Knowledge and India (if available)
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
edited Sep 9 at 10:37
Chowzen
11.7k232161
11.7k232161
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
answered Sep 5 at 17:23
Mea Culpa Nay
6,3891535
6,3891535
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
add a comment |Â
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Why is it that her father and son would have "come to extend their wishes of marriage"?
– Duncan X Simpson
Sep 5 at 23:05
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
Agreed, a nice catch. The original story ( if interested, you may look at a detailed version of one of the stories of Vikarm & Bhethal epic) is slightly different but also, coming back to the context, the same suitors turn into / treated as different kinds of relationships (with her) based on the deeds they perform, post her death - again, as per local sentiments/ religious prescriptions.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:35
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
@MeaCulpaNay Yes it is from the Vikram and Betal epic but it is unknown to others from the world that is why I posted it
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:15
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
Moreover the India tag is not available
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
I think it is:
A
I think this because:
The maiden was religious and A brought her back with a ritualistic "saying". This meant he believed in the saying and whatever religion it was, thus would be the maiden's choice.
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
I think it is:
A
I think this because:
The maiden was religious and A brought her back with a ritualistic "saying". This meant he believed in the saying and whatever religion it was, thus would be the maiden's choice.
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
I think it is:
A
I think this because:
The maiden was religious and A brought her back with a ritualistic "saying". This meant he believed in the saying and whatever religion it was, thus would be the maiden's choice.
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
I think it is:
A
I think this because:
The maiden was religious and A brought her back with a ritualistic "saying". This meant he believed in the saying and whatever religion it was, thus would be the maiden's choice.
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
answered Sep 5 at 16:48
Crozier
1,482221
1,482221
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
add a comment |Â
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
1
1
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
good attempt but not the answer
– Quark-epoch
Sep 6 at 12:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
The maiden will marry suitor
B
Because
She cares a lot about religious matters, and B was the only one who performed a religious ceremony after she died. C didn't do anything really, and A likely went against the ideas of the religion by bringing her back after the Last Rites were performed.
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
The maiden will marry suitor
B
Because
She cares a lot about religious matters, and B was the only one who performed a religious ceremony after she died. C didn't do anything really, and A likely went against the ideas of the religion by bringing her back after the Last Rites were performed.
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
The maiden will marry suitor
B
Because
She cares a lot about religious matters, and B was the only one who performed a religious ceremony after she died. C didn't do anything really, and A likely went against the ideas of the religion by bringing her back after the Last Rites were performed.
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
The maiden will marry suitor
B
Because
She cares a lot about religious matters, and B was the only one who performed a religious ceremony after she died. C didn't do anything really, and A likely went against the ideas of the religion by bringing her back after the Last Rites were performed.
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
answered Sep 5 at 16:34
Luke C. J. Currie
1,14215
1,14215
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
add a comment |Â
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
No, that could have been it but that is not what is expected. Nevertheless a good attempt
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:36
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
The answer somewhat lies in what each relative does after a person's demise
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:40
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
Wow, a nice answer - involving lateral _thinking applied. +1.
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 6 at 2:37
add a comment |Â
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But simple what
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:28
i removed the word
– Quark-epoch
Sep 5 at 16:30
Ok thanks! It make sense now
– Rohit Jose
Sep 5 at 16:32
1
It is based on the famous( in Indian subcontinent) Vikram and Vetala stories...and hence the answer is obvious. :P
– Mea Culpa Nay
Sep 5 at 17:12
You can reanimate someone who's been cremated? (Or were they the ashes from her fireplace that he cleaned up before selling her house?)
– immibis
Sep 6 at 1:32