Many years ago, a wealthy old man was near death. He wished to leave his fortune to one of his three children. The old man wanted to know that his fortune would be in wise hands. He stipulated that his estate would be left to the child who would sing him half as many songs as days that he had left to live. The eldest son said he couldn't comply because he didn't know how many days his father had left to live, and besides he was too busy. The youngest son said the same thing. The man ended up leaving his money to his third child, a daughter. What did his daughter do?
Common Wrong Answers
“She sang to him every day”
If she sang every day, she would exceed the stipulated number of songs since the old man only wanted her to sing half as many songs as the days he had left.
“She didn't sing at all”
The riddle implies that she did sing, as she was able to fulfill the requirement set by the father, which was to sing a specific number of songs.
“She sang to him once a week”
Singing once a week would not fulfill the requirement of singing half as many songs as the days the father had left; it would be far too few to meet the conditions.
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