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Hope gave the girl a small smile. "They aren't all easy, don't feel bad. I've struggled with a few too." Okay, maybe she had only struggled with one, but she didn't want the girl to be all upset and what not. It wasn't cool and wasn't very Ravenclaw of her. However, Hope truly believed the girl would come into her wisdom and critical thinking skills sooner or later.
"A man with no eyes. That is plural. Sees plums on a tree. So, he's not blind if he can see. Maybe he only has one eye?" Mhm. That definitely made sense to her. After all, blind people can only see with their hands and their ears. You can't hear plums and plums could feel like other things. "Yes. I think we shall go with the assumption this man has at least one eye to see out of."
She turned to the girl hoping she could continue it out. She was fairly certain she knew the answer but she didn't want to show off. Or maybe she did, she just didn't want to make Gwen feel worse than what she already felt. "He take's no plums and leaves no plums. Both use of that word is plural, so?" Would she get it? Could she?
Hope knew. It was obvious that Hope knew, she was practically handing Gwen the answer on a silver platter. He only had one eye. Why had Gwen not thought of that? Because the stupid riddle said 'a man without eyes' and she'd assumed it meant without either eye.
Gwen sighed. The answer was clear now that Hope had basically told her.
"There are only two plums, and he takes one and leaves the other," she concluded. It was all in the use of the plural vs. singular. As Gwen finished the answer the door swung open. Thanks to Hope who had known the whole answer all along.
"Um, thanks for the help, Hope," Gwen tried to smile, her face flushing in embarrassment. Maybe she should just find an empty classroom and move in because this riddle thing was getting ridiculous.