Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes/Problems/20 - De Ericiis

by : Problem $20$

 * De Ericiis: Hedgehogs
 * About a male and female hedgehog with two young,
 * having weight,
 * wanting to cross a river.

The Latin text appears to be defective, and the question does not lend itself to rational interpretation.

However, it appears to be another example of $19$: De Viro et Muliere Ponderantibus Plaustrum (A Very Heavy Man and Woman).

Solution
In order:


 * The two younglings cross the river.
 * One child returns with the boat.
 * One of the parents crosses.
 * The other child takes the boat back.
 * Both children cross the river again.
 * One child returns with the boat.
 * The other parent crosses.
 * The other child returns with the boat.
 * The two children cross the river one final time.