Riddle me this!

A farmer has to take his goat, wolf and bale of hay across a river. His boat is small, so he can only take 1 thing at a time! If he leaves the goat with the wolf, the wolf will eat the goat! If he leaves the goat with the hay, the goat eats the hay! How does he get them all across??

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HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M

1. Bring the goat across the river leaving the hay with the wolf.
2. Return and get the hay and brings it across. Picks up goat and returns leaving the hay.
3. Drops off the goat and picks up the wolf. Brings the wolf across and drops it off with the hay.
4. Returns for the goat and brings it across.

I heard this as a kid but it was a head of lettuce, a rabbit and a fox.