FILE No.9Unsolved
A man and a female coworker arrived at a hotel on a lake. The man’s wife stayed home for work. When they entered the top-floor room, the woman went out to the balcony to look at the lake.
When the man ordered a cold beer, the manager asked, "Is there anything we can prepare for your wife?" The man looked blank for a moment, then thought a little and ordered one more item besides the beer.
Which of these did he order for his wife?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
Who did the manager call his “wife”? Who is the man’s real wife?
How could you deliver this lake view to the wife who stayed home?
What if you were to send a view by mail as it is?
Which of these did he order for his wife?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
A postcard
The answer is “a postcard.”
The one the manager called his “wife” was the female coworker who had stepped onto the balcony. The man looked blank because she is not his wife. Then he remembered his real wife, who had stayed home. To send her this view of the lake, you need something that carries the scenery and can be mailed as it is: a postcard. A blanket, a guidebook or a menu cannot send the scenery to a wife at home.
Because the woman just stepped onto the balcony, you are tempted to pick something to use in the room.
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