How do you cross the river? (not that old chestnut)?

Remember the fox/chicken/grain question with the farmer who has only enough place in his boat for himself and one of the items? No?



This time I'm adding a fourth dimension. Same three items (fox, chicken, sack of grain), same boat capacity, but this time you have a limited number of crossings (3)...



Your mission as the Farmer is to transport the fox, the chicken and the grain over the river in your boat. To begin with, you are on one side of the river with the three items and you have to cross to the other side.

If left alone, the fox will eat the chicken. In turn, if left alone, the chicken will eat the grain.

You may cross the river only three times.

How do you do it?

How do you cross the river? (not that old chestnut)?
This is too hard for a Friday.

I'll eat the chicken, make the fox into a Davey Crocket hat then take the boat downstream in the hope of meeting someone I can trade the grain for booze or crack with. There's **** all on the other side worth mentioning.
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Reply:in 3 crossings??



Take chicken

return empty

Take fox

Retrun with chicken

Take grain

Return empty

Take chicken



Can't see a shorter way
Reply:Can't figure it out, though, in my favour the time is not ideal, my brain is full already. I hope this is not something really silly.
Reply:chicken first.. lolz
Reply:id get a mexican to carry us all across
Reply:Feck off!

Too complicated.........
Reply:is swimming an option. You can swim along with the boat while the boat has both the fox and corn (1). Go back (2). And then take the chicken across (3).



You could also look for a bridge downstream.
Reply:bring the cichken, then go back without the chicken and get the grain ... leave the grain and bring back the chicken then take the fox and leave the grain , then drop the chicken and f** I am getting confused !...