5. Recalling the autumn cross,

Two squirrels argue for two hours:

- The hare won the race,

And the fox was second!

- No, - insists the other squirrel, -

Stop these jokes of yours,

The hare was second, of course,

First was, I remember, - it was!

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- I, - solemnly spoke the owl, -

Will not meddle in your quarrel,

But each of you has

One mistake in your words!

The squirrels huffed angrily,

It was unpleasant for them,

But you, weighing everything, find out,

Who was first, who was second.
5. If the hare was first or second, then both statements of one of the squirrels would be false. Therefore, it is true that the fox was second, and the moose was first.