Riddle

While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were going to St. Ives?

Choose an answer

A.2,801
B.137
C.400
D.Just one, me.
Hint: It's a 3-word phrase with 9 letters, starting with "J".

Answer

Just one, me.

Why this is the answer

The riddle only says the narrator was traveling to St. Ives; the man and his group were merely met along the way, not necessarily heading there too.

This riddle is filed under How, What, Why Riddles and rated Hard.