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A boy and his cow arrived at a round lake.

logic/cow.on.island New, unsolved

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Problem

A boy and his cow arrived at a round lake.  In the center of the lake is
a round island, and in the center of the island is a very tall tree.
The boy tied his cow to the tree on the island without ever getting
wet.  How?
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No solution was found in the collected postings.

[ Editor: posed by Mintardjo W. <wangsawm@CSOS.ORST.EDU> in the thread on
the army and horseman puzzle (see analysis/dog). ]