There was a farmer making his way to the market with a fox, a chicken, and some grain. He came to a clearing with a stream. There was a rickety bridge nearby, but he could only take one of his items with him across the bridge at a time. He knew if he took the grain, and left the fox with the chicken, the fox would eat the chicken. If he took the fox, the chicken would eat the grain. How do you get all of them across?
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Here is the step-by-step instruction if treated as a riddle:
1. The farmer takes the chicken across first, then he goes back and takes the grain.
2. He leaves the grain on the other side, and then takes the chicken back with him.
3. He then leaves the chicken and takes the fox to wait with the grain on the other side.
4. Finally, he goes back and gets the chicken. All of them are now across.

The key to solving this riddle is realizing that taking things back from across the bridge is never forbidden.
Reaching the solution should be easy afterwards, as this riddle tests creative thinking more than task scheduling.
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