three brothers owed a man a favour. <br />so they thought to pay him with chickens. <br />with thirty hens. <br />each brother giving ten. <br />then <br />the man to whom the favour was owed said <br />a mistake has occoured! <br />the bill is but tewnty five. <br />the man gave 5 chickens back to them live <br />to make the five even they split three amongst themselves <br />and gave the man two hens as a gift. <br />so realy they each only gave nine. <br />but nine times three plus the two chicken gift <br />dosent <br />equal <br />thirty. <br />go figure.<br /><br />aeda sea<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chicken-riddle/
