Farm Jokes Code Breaker Game with Printable Worksheets - Free Printable

To solve this puzzle, we need to figure out which letter each animal picture stands for. We can do this by looking at the first question, which is a very common joke.

Step 1: Decode the first joke
* Question: "What is a scarecrow's favorite fruit?"
* Common Answer: Strawberries.
* The Code: The pictures show: [Scarecrow] [Pig] [Dog] [Rabbit] [Goat] - [Sheep] [Chicken] [Monkey] [Monkey] [Elephant] [Chicken] [Scarecrow].
* Matching letters to S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-I-E-S:
* Scarecrow = S
* Pig = T
* Dog = R
* Rabbit = A
* Goat = W
* Sheep = B
* Chicken = E
* Monkey = R (Wait, Dog was R? Let's re-check. Ah, in "Strawberries", the 3rd letter is R and the 8th/9th are R. So Dog and Monkey both equal R? Or maybe I misidentified an animal. Let's look closer. Actually, usually in these puzzles, one animal = one letter. Let's look at the word STRAWBERRIES again.
* S - Scarecrow
* T - Pig
* R - Dog
* A - Rabbit
* W - Goat
* B - Sheep
* E - Chicken
* R - Monkey? (This implies Dog and Monkey are both R. Let's keep going to see if it fits other words).
* R - Monkey
* I - Elephant
* E - Chicken
* S - Scarecrow
* Okay, let's tentatively say: Scarecrow=S, Pig=T, Dog=R, Rabbit=A, Goat=W, Sheep=B, Chicken=E, Monkey=R, Elephant=I.

Let's test this key on the next questions to see if it makes sense. If "Monkey" and "Dog" are both 'R', that's unusual but possible. Let's look at Question 2.

Step 2: Solve Question 2
* Question: "What is a horse's favorite sport?"
* Code: [Scarecrow] [Pig] [Dog] [Sheep] [Goat] [Chicken] - [Scarecrow] [Chicken] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Scarecrow]
* Using our key:
* Scarecrow = S
* Pig = T
* Dog = R
* Sheep = B
* Goat = W
* Chicken = E
* First word: S-T-R-B-W-E? That doesn't spell anything.
* Let's re-evaluate the first answer. Is there another fruit? No, Strawberries is the standard joke.
* Let's look at the animals in Q2 again. Maybe I misidentified them?
* Image 1: Scarecrow (S)
* Image 2: Pig (T)
* Image 3: Dog (R)
* Image 4: Sheep (B) -- Wait, in "Strawberries", the 6th letter is B. The image is a Sheep. So Sheep=B.
* Image 5: Goat (W) -- In "Strawberries", 5th letter is W. Image is Goat. So Goat=W.
* Image 6: Chicken (E) -- In "Strawberries", 7th letter is E. Image is Chicken. So Chicken=E.
* So far: S, T, R, B, W, E.
* Word so far: STRBWE? No. The word is STRAWBERRIES.
* Let's map strictly by position in "STRAWBERRIES":
1. S - Scarecrow
2. T - Pig
3. R - Dog
4. A - Rabbit
5. W - Goat
6. B - Sheep
7. E - Chicken
8. R - Monkey
9. R - Monkey
10. I - Elephant
11. E - Chicken
12. S - Scarecrow
* This confirms: Dog=R and Monkey=R. This is a bit weird for a code, but let's proceed.
* Let's re-read Q2 Code: [Scarecrow] [Pig] [Dog] [Sheep] [Goat] [Chicken] - [Scarecrow] [Chicken] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Scarecrow]
* Translation: S T R B W E - S E B B B S.
* This doesn't make a word. "Stable"? No.
* Let's look at the joke: "What is a horse's favorite sport?" The answer is usually Stablemates? No. Neighing? No. Steeplechase?
* Let's look at the images in Q2 again carefully.
* Image 4 is a Sheep? Yes. Image 5 is a Goat? Yes.
* Maybe my key from Q1 is slightly off because of duplicate letters?
* Let's try working backward from common farm jokes.

* Joke 2: "What is a horse's favorite sport?" -> Steeplechase?
* Code length: 6 letters - 6 letters.
* Steeplechase is 12 letters. No dash.
* How about Track? Too short.
* How about Stables? 7 letters.
* Let's look at the code again: 6 pics, dash, 6 pics.
* Common joke answer: Stable mates? No.
* Maybe the answer is Neigh-sayers? No.
* Let's look at the third letter of the first word in Q2. It's a Dog (R). So the word starts S-T-R...
* Starts with STR? Strength? Street?
* Let's look at the second word. Starts with Scarecrow (S). Ends with Scarecrow (S). S _ _ _ _ S.
* Middle three are Sheep (B). So S B B B S? No.
* Wait, let's look at the images in Q2 again.
* Pic 4: Sheep. Pic 5: Goat. Pic 6: Chicken.
* Pic 8: Chicken. Pic 9: Sheep. Pic 10: Sheep. Pic 11: Sheep.
* If Sheep=B, Chicken=E, Goat=W.
* Word 2: S E B B B S. Still nonsense.

* Alternative Theory: Did I identify the animals wrong in Q1?
* Maybe the 4th animal in Q1 isn't a Rabbit? It looks like a Rabbit. Letter is A.
* Maybe the 5th isn't a Goat? Looks like a Goat. Letter is W.
* Maybe the 6th isn't a Sheep? Looks like a Sheep. Letter is B.
* Maybe the 7th isn't a Chicken? Looks like a Chicken. Letter is E.
* Maybe the 8th/9th aren't Monkeys? They look like Monkeys. Letter is R.
* Maybe the 10th isn't an Elephant? Looks like an Elephant. Letter is I.

* Let's try a different joke for Q2. "What is a horse's favorite sport?"
* Answer: Steeplechase?
* Let's check the code against STEEPLECHASE.
* S - Scarecrow. (Matches)
* T - Pig. (Matches)
* E - Dog?? In Q1, Dog was R. In STEEPLECHASE, 3rd letter is E. If Dog=E, then Q1 is STREW... no.
* Let's assume Dog = E for a moment.
* Then Q1: S T E A W ... Straw? No.

* Let's look at Q3. "What do you call a horse that lives next door?"
* Common Answer: A stable mate.
* Code: [Dog] [Sheep] [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] [Sheep] - [Sheep] [Can] [Monkey]
* Last part is 3 items. "Mate"? 4 letters. "Neighbor"? 8 letters.
* Joke: "What do you call a horse that lives next door?" -> A neigh-bor!
* Let's test NEIGHBOR.
* Code has a dash. [6 items] - [3 items].
* Maybe Near Neigh? No.
* Maybe the answer is just Neigh-bor?
* Let's look at the last 3 items: [Sheep] [Can] [Monkey].
* If the answer is NEIGHBOR, the end is BOR.
* Sheep=B? (From Q1 Strawberries, yes).
* Can=O?
* Monkey=R? (From Q1 Strawberries, yes).
* So Sheep=B, Monkey=R. This matches Q1!
* So the last word is BOR.
* The first word is 6 letters ending in NEIGH? No, NEIGH is 5.
* The first word is [Dog] [Sheep] [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] [Sheep].
* We know Sheep=B.
* So: [Dog] B [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] B.
* If the full phrase is NEIGH BOR, the first part should be NEIGH. But there are 6 boxes.
* Maybe the answer is STABLE BOY? No.
* Maybe the answer is NEXT DOOR NEIGH? No.

* Let's re-read the joke. "What do you call a horse that lives next door?"
* Answer: A neigh-bor.
* The code has 6 blocks then 3 blocks.
* Maybe the first block is empty or "A"? No, there's a picture.
* Let's look at the pictures in Q3 again.
* 1: Dog
* 2: Sheep
* 3: Cow
* 4: Chicken
* 5: Rooster
* 6: Sheep
* Dash
* 7: Sheep
* 8: Can (Trash can?)
* 9: Monkey

* We established Sheep=B, Monkey=R.
* So ends in B O R? (If Can=O).
* First word: D B C E R B? (Assuming Dog=D? No, Dog was R in Q1. Contradiction.)

* Let's restart the Key Generation more carefully.

Joke 1: What is a scarecrow's favorite fruit?
Answer: STRAWBERRIES
Code:
1. Scarecrow -> S
2. Pig -> T
3. Dog -> R
4. Rabbit -> A
5. Goat -> W
6. Sheep -> B
7. Chicken -> E
8. Monkey -> R
9. Monkey -> R
10. Elephant -> I
11. Chicken -> E
12. Scarecrow -> S

Current Key:
Scarecrow = S
Pig = T
Dog = R
Rabbit = A
Goat = W
Sheep = B
Chicken = E
Monkey = R *(Note: Dog and Monkey are both R)*
Elephant = I

Joke 2: What is a horse's favorite sport?
Code:
1. Scarecrow -> S
2. Pig -> T
3. Dog -> R
4. Sheep -> B
5. Goat -> W
6. Chicken -> E
Word: STRBWE? This is not a word.

Let's look at the images for Joke 2 again very closely.
Image 1: Scarecrow (S)
Image 2: Pig (T)
Image 3: Dog (R)
Image 4: Sheep? Or is it a different animal? It looks like the same sheep as in Q1.
Image 5: Goat? Same goat as Q1.
Image 6: Chicken? Same chicken as Q1.

Is it possible the answer is STEEPLECHASE?
S - Scarecrow
T - Pig
E - Dog? (If Dog=E, then Q1 is STREW... no)

Is it possible the answer is TRACK AND FIELD? No.

Let's look at the structure of Joke 2 again.
[Scarecrow] [Pig] [Dog] [Sheep] [Goat] [Chicken] - [Scarecrow] [Chicken] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Sheep] [Scarecrow]

If I use the key from Q1:
S T R B W E - S E B B B S

This doesn't work. There must be a mistake in my animal identification or the key.

Let's look at Joke 3: What do you call a horse that lives next door?
Answer: A NEIGHBOR
Code: [Dog] [Sheep] [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] [Sheep] - [Sheep] [Can] [Monkey]

If the answer is NEIGHBOR, how does it fit?
NEIGH (5) BOR (3).
The code has 6 slots then 3 slots.
Maybe the answer is THE NEIGHBOR?
T - Dog? (No, Pig=T)
H - ?
E - ?

Let's look at the end of Joke 3: [Sheep] [Can] [Monkey].
If this is "BOR", then Sheep=B, Can=O, Monkey=R.
This matches Q1 (Sheep=B, Monkey=R). So Can=O.

Now the first part of Joke 3: [Dog] [Sheep] [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] [Sheep]
Translates to: [Dog] B [Cow] [Chicken] [Rooster] B
We need this to spell NEIGH (plus one extra letter?). Or maybe NEXT DOOR?
If the answer is NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? Too long.

Let's look at the letters we have for the first part of Joke 3:
_ B _ _ _ B
The joke is "What do you call a horse that lives next door?"
Maybe the answer is STABLE MATE?
S - Dog? (No, Scarecrow=S)

Maybe the answer is NEIGH-BOR but spelled differently?

Let's look at Joke 4: What do you get when a chicken lays an egg on top of a barn?
Answer: An eggplant? No. A roof egg? No.
Common answer: An egg-stra layer? No.
Common answer: A high egg?
Let's look at