solving maths with the Lims

-the question-
there are 3 cannibals and 3 missionaries. all of them need to cross a river using a boat. there can be only 2 people on the boat at any time. only one cannibal can row the boat - the other 2 are not allow. if there is more cannibals to missionaries, the missionaries would be eaten up. the goal is to get everyone across the river. there is no maximum number of steps.

-we started solving it...- it was super duper hilarious:)
we decided to act the senario out - for visualisation and fun lah. and this ensued..
mom: i want to be a missionary.
agnes and i: i want to be a cannibal!!
agnes: i want to be the cannibal that rows the boat.
me: then me leh?
esther: you are the usless cannibal lah..

...

mom: i know..i will keep praying [to not be eaten]
me: ah..i know!! the missionaries will convert the cannibals on the boat.
esther: no...must be like daniel [in the bible] and pray for the people!!*

...

we were solving and walking around. had to backtrack a move cos there were more cannibals to missionaries.

esther: cannot..must come back
mom: why cannot?
esther: cos there are more cannibals there. the mssionary will get eaten
mom: the missionary just faster jump out of the boat lah!!
everyone: CANNOT LAH!!

esther managed to solve the question in the end using forks and spoons. try solving it too. first person to tell me the correct answer gets a free "teh peng":)

*in the bible, daniel was a very righteous man although he was in a foreign country. so some people plotted to harm him and persuaded the king, using false claims, to throw him into a lion's den. however, God was faithful and kept the mouths of the lions shut and daniel's innocent life was spared. [for the full detailed account, read daniel 6]