There was once a man who made his living by taking people and things across a river. But his boat was so small he could take only one person or thing at a time.
One day, the man was given three things to take across the river - a wolf, a goat, and a big basket of cabbages. Because he could take only one thing at a time, he would have to leave two things behind and come back for them. And that meant trouble!
If he took the cabbages and left the wolf and goat behind, the wolf would eat the goat! And if he took the wolf and left the goat with the cabbages, the goat would eat the cabbages!
Of course, he could take the goat across first, and leave the cabbages with the wolf, for the wolf would not eat them. But then what? He would have to bring either the wolf or the cabbages across the river on his second trip, and then something would be eaten while he went back for the last thing.
The man was sure there had to be a way to get the three things across the river, one at a time, without ever leaving the wolf and the goat, or the goat and the cabbages, together. And, after a while, he had the answer!
What do you think it was? He didn't tie up the wolf so it couldn't eat the goat. He didn't hang the sack of cabbages from a tree so the goat couldn't get them. He got the three things across the river one at a time - without ever leaving the wolf and goat, or the goat and the cabbages, together. See if you can figure out how he did it.

take the goat
take the cabbage
bring back goat
take wolf
go get goat
simple

yeah i know lol