Good evening, friends, another favorite, open riddle for your creative side. Have fun!
“Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails!”
“Up we go, captain! North by north west!”
“Aye, aye! May we find peaceful waters and blue sky ahead of us!”
“Captain, shark on board! Sharp shark on board!”
“Up the mast, mates, climb up the mast! Make haste!”
Sailors from all around the ship make for the mast and start going up, up, up, one by one. It soon becomes apparent that the ship will lose balance, with all the weight up. Half the crew is on the masthead now. The captain shouts:
“Halt! Halt! All stop!”
Sailors freeze. The ship, with no one at the helm, starts spinning in circles, faster and faster, almost throwing the sailors overboard. The captain shouts once more:
“Hug the mast, mates! Hug the mast! Tight!”
“We’re gonna die! We’re all gonna die!” cries a young sailor, new to the craft, who was only allowed to brush the floors.
“Argh, quiet, noob! Watch and learn!” says the mate in a confident voice.Why did the captain give such orders? What’s the new sailor supposed to learn?
Note: Official riddle answer: Winning Strategy in Action
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The new sailor is supposed to learn coordination, team spirit and obedience, as this is the main tool to handle a ship’s life. The captains order hence points at:
- team spirit (all should gather around one element)
- dyamism (all should do it quick)
- obedience (captain orders and it has to be done)
@Cacanar Sef: That one gave me a good laugh! A very valid answer (which doesn’t mean it’s the answer I have in mind). You have an eye for seeing things beyond the appearance.
since Cacanar Sef is the “sef”, he knows what a captain has in mind. He’s too much of a “cacanar” though …
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