Three thives were caught stealing sheep, mule and camel. A says ” B had stolen sheep ” C says ” B had stolen mule” B says he had stolen nothing. the one who had stolen horse is speaking truth.the one who had stolen camel is lying . Tell who had stolen what? give the steps …

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1. Had is correct ! Anil went in right direction but ended up
   with wrong answers
   Soln: B lied ( see anil’s comment ) which implies B has not
   stolen mule. So B could steal camel or sheep.
   1) Lets assume B stole camel.
   In that case, A lies ( refer – A says “B had stolen sheep”
   ), which implies A had stolen sheep ( becoz a lier cant
   steal mule ). So A->sheep B->camel C->mule. But this cant
   happen because C cant lie ( refer – C says ” B had stolen
   mule” ).
   2) Lets assume B stole sheep.
   In that case, A is true ( refer – A says “B had stolen
   sheep” ), which implies A had stolen mule. So A->Mule
   B->Sheep C->camel. Here C lies ( refer – C says ” B had
   stolen mule” )
   SO ANS: answer A- mule, B-sheep, C camel

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2. The question is wrong. In place of horse there should be sheep.
   If so then B is tailing the lie =>B=not sheep;
   now A is lie because he said”B has stolen sheep”=> C is right(because one should be right) >B=mule;
   and C=sheep; and A= camel;
   Ans :
   A=>Camel
   B=>Mule
   C=>Sheep

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