Everyday
Mary's Motive
Level 2 · Medium
In a shop Mary has a man buy her a dress. The next day she returns with another man and chooses the same design, colour and size. On the third day she returns one purchase and asks for the cash refund that the shop allows.
- Choose a narrator: they read the answer privately and hide it.
- Read the premise aloud. Answers: yes, no or irrelevant.
- When the game ends, mark the puzzle as played.
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The answer
One man was her husband and the other her lover. Both offered gifts but not money. Two identical dresses let Mary return one and keep the other, wearing it in front of both men without revealing the refund. The identical gifts allowed her to obtain cash while appearing to keep each man’s present.