HELP!!! I'm confused bout this

[clawdeen360]

 

[Kiki]

1 R.
6 E.
Each E saw 2 M. 6 x 2 = 12 M.
12 M hold 12 P.

1 + 6 + 12 + 12 = 31 animals

or

Just 1 rabbit was going towards the river.

 

[townchicks]

5
1 rabbit, 2 monkeys and 2 parrots. Does not say the elephants are going to the river, just that the rabbit saw them while he was, and that they saw the monkeys, while the monkeys were going to the river. So I conclude that the elephants were not going to the river, and are mentioned just to confuse things.

 

[Kiki]

5
1 rabbit, 2 monkeys and 2 parrots. Does not say the elephants are going to the river, just that the rabbit saw them while he was, and that they saw the monkeys, while the monkeys were going to the river. So I conclude that the elephants were not going to the river, and are mentioned just to confuse things.

YES! I agree with this!
This sounds right.

 

[BantammChick]

5! ??

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Maybe the rabbit was not going to the river... but just saw the elephants while they were going to the river?

English is a very confusing language!

Or maybe JUST the elephants were actually going to the river... Wait did I already say that?!

Fun times!

 

[clawdeen360]

5
1 rabbit, 2 monkeys and 2 parrots. Does not say the elephants are going to the river, just that the rabbit saw them while he was, and that they saw the monkeys, while the monkeys were going to the river. So I conclude that the elephants were not going to the river, and are mentioned just to confuse things.

That's what I thought

 

[Kiki]

That's what I thought

What's the correct answer? Do you know?

 

[Kiki]

@Pugsabi
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[Pugsabi]

5 is correct. You could argue 4 if the 2 monkeys were holding on to the same parrot as the riddle says every monkey instead of each monkey, but more than likely they meant two parrots.