River Crossing : Puzzle

Aim:The object is to get everyone (father, two sons, mother, two daughters, police officer and thief) from one side of the river to the other whilst adhering to certain rules.

The Rules:

1. At most two persons on the raft at any time
2. The father cannot stay with any of the daughters without their mother's presence
3. The mother cannot stay with any of the sons without their father's presence
4. The thief (striped shirt) cannot stay with any family member if the police officer is not there
5. Only the father, the mother and the police officer know how to operate the raft

For solution of this puzzle select area below this line

Move No.	Across	Back	Side 1	Side 2
1	Police Officer, Thief	Police Officer	Father, Son 1, Son 2, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2, Police Officer	Thief
2	Police Officer, Son 1	Police Officer, Thief	Father, Son 2, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2, Police Officer, Thief	Son 1
3	Father, Son 2	Father	Father, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2, Police Officer, Thief	Son 1, Son 2
4	Father, Mother	Mother	Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2, Police Officer, Thief	Father, Son 1, Son 2
5	Police Officer, Thief	Father	Father, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2	Son 1, Son 2, Police Officer, Thief
6	Father, Mother	Mother	Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2	Father, Son 1, Son 2, Police Officer, Thief
7	Mother, Daughter 1	Police Officer, Thief	Daughter 2, Police Officer, Thief	Father, Son 1, Son 2, Mother, Daughter 1
8	Police Officer, Daughter 2	Police Officer	Police Officer, Thief	Father, Son 1, Son 2, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2
9	Police Officer, Thief	None	None	Father, Son 1, Son 2, Mother, Daughter 1, Daughter 2, Police Officer, Thief