Inscriptions on Boxes
Time for the new puzzler.
This one is a riddle from the olden days, as they say.
This comes from the days of knights and kings and fair maidens. So, forever ago.
Here it is.
In a kindgom far, far away, the fair maiden Rowena wishes to wed.
But her father, the Evil King, has devised a way to drive off her suitors.
He came up with a devious plan.
And here it is. It's very simple.
There are three boxes on the table. One is made of gold, one is made of silver, and the third is made lead.
Inside one of these boxes is a picture of the fair Princess Rowena. And it is the job of the knight to figure out which box has her picture in it, without opening any of the boxes. Whoever can figure this out, gets to marry the princess.
Now, as a hint, there are inscriptions on each of the boxes. And here they are.
On the gold box, the inscription says, "Rowena's picture is in this box."
On the silver box, the inscription says, "Rowena's picture is not in this box."
On the lead box, the inscription says, "Rowena's picture is not in the gold box."
And then the king gives the suitors a hint.
He says, "One of the statements, and only one, is true."
So the puzzler quesiton is, Where is the picture?
Good luck.
