Which Alice?
Which Alice?
Which Alice?
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The Twelfth Question<br />
believed that both he and the Red Queen were asleep at that time.<br />
Was the Red Queen asleep or awake at the time?"<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> thought this over, and at first believed the situation was<br />
impossible. But she suddenly realized that the situation was not<br />
impossible and was able to figure out the answer.<br />
What is the answer?<br />
AWAKE OR ASLEEP? "I am like the Red King," said the Red<br />
Queen. "I also believe only false things when I am asleep, and I<br />
believe only true things when I am awake. Now, the night before<br />
last at eleven o'clock, the Red King believed I was asleep. At the<br />
same time, I either believed that he was asleep or I believed that he<br />
was awake. <strong>Which</strong> did I believe?"<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> had to think rather hard to get this one, but she finally did.<br />
What is the solution?<br />
HOW MANY RATTLES? "That last puzzle made my head<br />
ache," said the White Queen. "Let's get back to arithmetic puzzles.<br />
Now, you know Tweedledum and Tweedledee?"<br />
"Oh, yes, indeed!" replied <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />
"Very well. Tweedledum and Tweedledee once had a wager."<br />
"What was the wager about?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />
"It was about the monstrous Crow. Tweedledum believed it<br />
would come back the next day, and Tweedledee believed it<br />
wouldn't. So they decided to have a wager about it."<br />
"How much did they wager?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />
"Well," replied the Queen, "you know they both collect rattles?"<br />
"I know that Tweedledum had a rattle," replied <strong>Alice</strong>, "one that<br />
he claimed that Tweedledee had spoiled, but I didn't know that<br />
Tweedledee also had a rattle."<br />
"They both had rattles," replied the Queen. "Indeed each had<br />
several rattles. The wager was for one rattle."<br />
"How funny!" <strong>Alice</strong> laughed. "How many rattles did each have?"<br />
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