Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Answer

Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 053 Answer

Where to find Puzzle 053?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief

Puzzle 053 – Fish Thief is found by speaking to Agnes at the Market during Chapter 4.

How many picarats is Puzzle 053 worth?

Puzzle 053 is worth 35 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 053?

For puzzle 053, you need to figure out which of three brothers is lying to you.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Overview

When you weren’t looking, someone came by and gobbled up your fish dinner. The three brothers near the scene of this dastardly crime had this to say:

A: “Me? Oh yeah, I ate it. It was good too!”

B: “I saw A eat that fish right up!”

C: “B and I didn’t eat that fish.”

One of these three brothers is lying to you, but which one is it?

Pay special attention to what the puzzle is asking from you here. It isn’t asking you to figure out who ate the fish, just which of the three brothers is telling you a lie. Keep that in mind and it will make finding the answer that little bit easier for you.

What are the hints for Puzzle 053?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 1

Only one person is lying here, so let’s take a closer look at their statements.

If you assume A is lying, then A didn’t eat the fish. If that’s true, does it support the other two brothers’ statements, or does it make someone else a liar?

Try working things out logically like this in order to find your answer.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 2

If B is lying, doesn’t that also mean that what A said is… less than accurate?

Surely by now you’ve realized that more than one person could have helped eat this fish, right?

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 3

Here’s a big hint for you.

Not one, but two uncouth individuals took part in the consumption of your fish. Think about who those two have to be.

Now that you know the truth behind what happened, look at the three brothers’ statements again and see whose testimony doesn’t fall in line with what you know to be true. There’s your answer.

Puzzle 053 Answer

The lying brother is C.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Answer Screen

Trying to assume that A is the lying will immediately mean that B must also be lying. However, you already know that only one is the liar so your sights should have been set toward C fairly quickly.


For completing puzzle 053, you receive a Television for the Inn section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Television

The Television should go to Luke.


How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

Where to find Puzzle 053?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief

Puzzle 053 – Fish Thief is found by speaking to Agnes at the Market during Chapter 4.

How many picarats is Puzzle 053 worth?

Puzzle 053 is worth 35 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 053?

For puzzle 053, you need to figure out which of three brothers is lying to you.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Overview

When you weren’t looking, someone came by and gobbled up your fish dinner. The three brothers near the scene of this dastardly crime had this to say:

A: “Me? Oh yeah, I ate it. It was good too!”

B: “I saw A eat that fish right up!”

C: “B and I didn’t eat that fish.”

One of these three brothers is lying to you, but which one is it?

Pay special attention to what the puzzle is asking from you here. It isn’t asking you to figure out who ate the fish, just which of the three brothers is telling you a lie. Keep that in mind and it will make finding the answer that little bit easier for you.

What are the hints for Puzzle 053?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 1

Only one person is lying here, so let’s take a closer look at their statements.

If you assume A is lying, then A didn’t eat the fish. If that’s true, does it support the other two brothers’ statements, or does it make someone else a liar?

Try working things out logically like this in order to find your answer.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 2

If B is lying, doesn’t that also make A’s statement contradictory?

Surely by now you’ve realised that more than one person could have eaten this fish, right?

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Hint 3

Here’s a big hint for you.

Not one, but two uncouth individuals took part in the consumption of your fish. Think about who those two have to be.

Now that you know the truth behind what happened, look at the three brothers’ statements again and see whose testimony doesn’t fall in line with what you know to be true. There’s your answer.

Puzzle 053 Answer

The lying brother is C.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 053 - Fish Thief Answer Screen

Trying to assume that A is the lying will immediately mean that B must also be lying. However, you already know that only one is the liar so your sights should have been set toward C fairly quickly.


For completing puzzle 053, you receive a Television for the Inn section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Television

The Television should go to Luke.


How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

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