# Jane E. — A Tangled Tale character guide

> Jane E. in A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Magpie, J. D. W.

**First appearance:** 0008-knot-v-oughts-and-crosses

## Who they are

A character who appears in the narrative and is part of the puzzles.

## In the story

### [§1: The Buckets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/1-the-buckets)

As Magpie, claims the fallacy is assuming one body can displace another from where it isn't, and that Lardner's assertion only holds if the vessel was originally full to the brim.

### [Answers to Knot X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/answers-to-knot-x)

Listed among solvers for both problems; criticized for leaving the second occasion unnoticed in the Sons' Ages problem.

### [§1: The Chelsea Pensioners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/1-the-chelsea-pensioners)

Listed among the illogical octagon.

### [§3: The Sons' Ages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/3-the-sons-ages)

Submitted an incomplete solution, calculating present ages but leaving the second occasion unnoticed.

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