While on my way to St. Ives,

I met a man with seven wives.

Each wife had seven sacks;

Each sack had seven cats;

Each cat had seven kits.

Kits, cats, sacks, wives;

How many were going to St. Ives?

1 was going to st ives. the statement 'while on my way to st ives, i MET a man with seven wives' this means, while you are going INTO st ives, they are going OUT of the place, hence you meet. therefore, only 1 person is going to st ives, and that is you.

Posted by me on 2003-06-02 02:25:12