Riddle Me This

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A young peasant wanted to marry the king's daughter. The king didn't like the idea of his daughter marrying a peasant, but he wanted to appear fair in front of his subjects. The king said that he would put two pieces of paper into a hat, one reading exile and the other reading marriage. Later that day, the peasant overheard the king saying that both pieces of paper would read exile, thus ensuring that the peasant would be out of his way for good. The peasant remained undaunted and, as arranged, arrived at the king's court where a large crowd gathered for the big event. The peasant then did something that assured him the hand of the king's daughter What did he do?



















Solution to Riddle:



The peasant picked one of the pieces of paper and tore it up. He then asked the king to show him the other piece of paper which, of course, said exile. The king, not wanting to appear fraudulent in front of his subjects, granted that the piece of paper the peasant had picked must have said marriage.