riddle of the day

The King passed a
sentence of death on the thief. He gave the thief a chance to choose the manner
of his death. He told the thief he could make one final statement which would
determine how he would die. If the statement he made was false, he would be
boiled in water. If the statement were true, he would be fried in oil. The thief
found neither of this options too his liking, so he made a statement that got
him out of this seemingly impossible situation. What is the one statement he
could have made to free himself?








The thief said: "You will boil
me in water." The King was faced with a dilemma. If he boiled the thief in
water, that would make his statement true, which means he should have been fried
in oil. They can only fry him in oil if he makes a true statement, but if they
do, it would make his final statement false. The King had no way out of his
situation and was forced to free the thief.