Santa's Five Helpers
Santa has fives elves with him
to sort the toys:
Lee,
Cre, Ole, Gee, and Wee.
Which
elf is in charge of each sack of toys and on which reindeer does each
elf ride?
Clues:
1-
Both Ole and Cre ride reindeer whose name begins with the same letter.
2-
Vixen is too small to carry Lee's heavy bag of books.
3-
Dasher and Comet both refuse to carry the lumpy bag of music makers.
4- Ghe
refuses to ride Prancer after Prancer laughed at his dolls.
5- Cre
uses items in his bag to accompany the group as they sing Christmas
carols.
6-
Wee's reindeer wished he had not laughed at the dolls when he felt the
sharp-edged cars and trucks on his back.
Answer:
Let's solve this puzzle step by step using the clues provided:
1. **Ole and Cre ride reindeer whose names begin with the same letter.**
- Possible pairs: Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
2. **Vixen is too small to carry Lee's heavy bag of books.**
- Lee does not ride Vixen.
3. **Dasher and Comet both refuse to carry the lumpy bag of music makers.**
- Cre, who uses items in his bag to accompany the group as they sing Christmas carols, does not ride Dasher or Comet.
4. **Gee refuses to ride Prancer after Prancer laughed at his dolls.**
- Gee does not ride Prancer.
5. **Wee's reindeer wished he had not laughed at the dolls when he felt the sharp-edged cars and trucks on his back.**
- Wee's reindeer laughed at the dolls, so Wee does not ride Prancer.
Assigning Reindeer to Elves:
- **Ole and Cre**: They ride reindeer with the same starting letter.
- Possible pairs: Dasher and Dancer, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
- Cre does not ride Dasher or Comet.
- Therefore, Ole and Cre ride either Donner and Blitzen or Comet and Cupid.
- **Lee**: Does not ride Vixen.
- Possible reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.
- **Gee**: Does not ride Prancer.
- Possible reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.
- **Wee**: Does not ride Prancer.
- Possible reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.
### Assigning Sacks to Elves:
- **Cre**: Uses items in his bag to accompany the group as they sing Christmas carols.
- Cre has the bag of music makers.
- **Wee**: His reindeer felt the sharp-edged cars and trucks.
- Wee has the bag of cars and trucks.
- **Lee**: Has a heavy bag of books.
- Lee has the bag of books.
- **Gee**: Refuses to ride Prancer after Prancer laughed at his dolls.
- Gee has the bag of dolls.
- **Ole**: Remaining elf.
- Ole has the remaining bag.
Final Assignments:
- **Ole**: Rides Donner or Blitzen, has the remaining bag.
- **Cre**: Rides Donner or Blitzen, has the bag of music makers.
- **Lee**: Rides Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Cupid, or Blitzen, has the bag of books.
- **Gee**: Rides Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, or Blitzen, has the bag of dolls.
- **Wee**: Rides Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, or Blitzen, has the bag of cars and trucks.
Based on the clues, the most likely assignments are:
- **Ole**: Rides Donner, has the remaining bag.
- **Cre**: Rides Blitzen, has the bag of music makers.
- **Lee**: Rides Dasher, has the bag of books.
- **Gee**: Rides Dancer, has the bag of dolls.
- **Wee**: Rides Comet, has the bag of cars and trucks.
