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Solutions to the Puzzles<br />

Now we use <strong>Alice</strong>'s statement (which is given to be true) which is<br />

that the White Rabbit and the Duchess are either both right or both<br />

wrong. They can't be both right (since the Rabbit was not right),<br />

hence they must be both wrong. Since the Duchess was wrong, then<br />

the Gryphon must have stolen the tarts.<br />

Chapter 3<br />

THE CATERPILLAR AND THE LIZARD The Caterpillar believes<br />

that he and the Lizard are both mad. If the Caterpillar were<br />

sane, it would be false that he and the Lizard were both mad, hence<br />

the Caterpillar (being sane) couldn't possibly believe this false fact.<br />

Therefore the Caterpillar must be mad. Since he is mad, his belief is<br />

wrong, so it is not true that both are mad. So the other one (the<br />

Lizard) must be sane. Therefore the Caterpillar is mad and the<br />

Lizard is sane.<br />

THE COOK AND THE CAT If the Cook were mad, then it<br />

would be true that at least one of the two is mad, and we would have<br />

a mad person holding a true belief, which is not possible. Therefore<br />

the Cook must be sane. Since she is sane, her belief is correct, hence<br />

one of the two really is mad. Since it is not the Cook, it must be<br />

the Cheshire Cat. Therefore the Cook is sane and the Cheshire Cat<br />

is mad.<br />

THE FISH-FOOTMAN AND THE FROG-FOOTMAN It is impossible<br />

to determine from the given facts whether the Fish-Footman<br />

is sane or mad, but we will prove that the Frog-Footman must be<br />

sane. We prove this as follows:<br />

There are two possibilities: Either the Fish-Footman is sane or he<br />

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