Danger
The Grateful Prisoner
Level 2 · Medium
A man sentenced to five days in prison stays ten. During the final days, food is scarce and nobody knows when he can leave. Once released, he is grateful he stayed instead of going home.
- 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
An earthquake cut the roads and damaged the offices handling releases. The prison remained standing, while his house collapsed in a second tremor when he would normally have been inside. The delay was not an extra sentence. Isolation prevented his release and happened to keep him away from the house.