Inspired by
OSIL: Santa (GC21W96) posted by RheS last month, I decided to
create a puzzle from one of my childhood favorites: Süsü a
sárkány. This song (and movie) is a favorite of Hungarian youth
(and possibly many adults). It is about a one-headed dragon (as
opposed to the more common seven-headed dragons) who, unlike dragon
stereotypes would dictate in fairytales, is a sweet character
roaming the countryside looking for butterflies and flowers and
singing about the importance of friendship. What you see in this
song is people in various circumstances running scared of Süsü
(that’s the dragon’s name; “sárkány” means
dragon in Hungarian). However, he’s not there to hurt anyone,
he is simply interested in the pretty things nature has to offer.
Or think of it this way, like geocachers, he roams the countryside
in search of fun little things.
Because most of you won’t understand the language
(Hungarian), the questions below pertain to the various scenes in
the 3-minute video. The questions are presented in the order in
which the content appears in the video. Each question concerns just
that segment of the video. I’ve provided an equation to check
your answers or email me if you have any questions.
Watch the video
and answer the following questions.
Questions to solve the puzzle:
After the title is presented, the dragon starts singing. How
many trees are shown in full in the background during this segment?
Answer = A
How many soldiers do we see at the castle gate? Answer = B
How many people are running from Süsü in the forest? Answer =
C
How many men are preparing to cut some trees before they get
freaked out by Süsü? Answer = D
After the dragon throws the prince in the fountain, how many
adults do we see standing/dancing/singing in the square (not
counting the prince, not counting people in the buildings, not
counting babies)? Answer = E
Check your answers:
A+B+C = D*E-A*A (this requires knowing the correct order
of mathematical operations )
To get the Northern coordinates of the cache location, figure
out this equation:
X = (E-C) x (B+C+D+B)
Subtract X from the last three digits of the posted N
coordinates.
To get the Western coordinates of the cache, figure out this
equation:
Y = B x (A+B+C+D+E)
Subtract Y from the last three digits of the posted W
coordinates.
I hope you enjoy the song/video and that the math isn’t
too painful.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
For those using public transportation,
Pace 423 has a stop not too far away.
You should only log this cache online if you've signed the paper
log. If you encountered problems with accessing the paper log then
include the problem in your online log and preferably email
turtlefan with a photo of the cache. If you can't play by these
simple geocaching rules then no need to hunt my caches as I will
delete dishonest entries.
Logs stating nothing more than "TFTC" may find themselves
deleted.