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. Kitten, cats, sacks, wives, How many were going to St. Ives?

Choose an answer

A.2,801
B.343
C.7
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 man and his wives, sacks, cats, and kittens were only met along the way, not traveling to St. Ives, so only the narrator was actually headed there.

This riddle is filed under Animal Riddles and rated Hard.

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