A.b.c tea party
Puzzle
Here is a little tot's puzzle conundrum which will furnish food for reflection to the children of an older growth.
Little Alice was playing tea party, but as all of her dolls had lost their heads and arms, so as not to be in a presentable condition, she was compelled to give the party to such remnants of her toys as she could muster, so, according to her vivid little imagination, she invited all of her ABC blocks to an afternoon tea.
She says that there was not places for all of them at the table, so half a dozen had to come later in the evening, which is very suggestive of a good prize conundrum. Why was it that the other letters were not present at the supper?
Then there is a pretty little spelling match connected with the puzzle which is also of interest. Can you change one of the blocks in the name, Camenne, and substitute some other letter so as to make it spell a correct word ?
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References
- Loyd, Sam [1914]. in Loyd, Sam, Jr.: Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles Tricks and Conundrums (in English). New York: Lamb Publishing company, page 40.
