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a king was dying and devised a strange plan to determine which one of his twin sons would inherit the throne. he told his sons to ride their horses in a race, and whichever horse crossed the finish line LAST would win the throne for its owner. his sons didn't know what to do, and wandered aimlessly for days. Neither of them wanted to cross the finish line first. Finally they met a sage who gave them some advice. Immediately, the brothers leapt onto the horses and galloped towards the finish line. What was the advice?
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- The sage asked them to exchange the horses and then run the race.
Race Winning brother will win the throne as his own horse ( with his brother) will reach later. - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
- The sage told them to switch horses and whoever finishes first wins the throne (since they swapped, his horse would have reached the finish line last!).
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