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KZN Nursery Rhymes #6 – 5 Little Ducks Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/24/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the published co-ordinates.
This series of caches has been created to encourage young children to participate.
Please ask your child/ren to answer the questions below and to help you calculate the final coordinates.
Please do not remove attached Swag and swag dropped should preferably be Rhyme related.  Thank you.

 


KZN Nursery Rhymes #6 – 5 Little Ducks


Wikipedia starts off by saying:

Playground songs are distinct from nursery rhymes in that they are sung by groups of children together in spontaneous play, rather than by parents or teachers to children. Playground songs lack the characters common in nursery rhymes (e.g. "Mary", "Georgie Porgie", "Jack & Jill", and "Humpty Dumpty") and often involve counting games or role playing. They are distinct from skipping or hopscotch rhymes which have a rhythm and logic of their own.[citation needed] Occasionally the songs are used as a base for modern pop songs.

5 Little Ducks Image

FIVE LITTLE DUCKS

Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.

(Same verse for 4, 3, 2, 1)

Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.

To find the final location for this cache, you need to know how many little ducks there were.

The final cache is at S29 46.ABC E030 46.XYZ

A = The number of Little Ducks + 2

B = The number of Little Ducks

C = The number of Little Ducks + 4

X = The number of Little Ducks - 4

Y = The number of Little Ducks – 3

Z = The number of Little Ducks + 4


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

n = 1 naq m = 26

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)