You could be here all day try to figure this out. Its really make you think hard. Good luck
Apparently this is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan: Everybody has to cross the river.
Here are the rules:
1. only 2 person on the raft at a time
2. the father can not stay with any of the daughters without their mothers presence.
3. the mother can not stay with any of the sons without their fathers presence.
4. the thief (striped shirt) can not stay with any family member if the policeman is not there.
5. only the father, the mother, and the policeman know how to operate the raft.
6. to move the people click on them
7. to move the raft click on the pole on the opposite side of the river
here is the link. To start click on the blue circle.
http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf