# Cannibals and Priests Three cannibals and three priests must cross a river using a boat which can carry at most two people. On either side of the bank, the priests can never be outnumbered by the cannibals or else the cannibals will eat the priests. The boat cannot cross the river with no people on board. How can all the cannibals and priests cross the river? Develop a plan and write down your **algorithm**. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.pythonclassroom.com/python-curriculum-map/pedagogy/activities/river-crossing/cannibals-and-priests.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.