Solvers are given a number of catalog-style pictures of the houses' walls, but with no indication of which walls go to which house. They are also given a set of HOA Minutes, which includes a diagram showing the layout of each house, a map of the town, and various instructions; e.g., that a house may not contain two copies of the same piece of art.
- Step 1 is to realize that the "Inspirational mottos" in the wall art are the morals to various Aesop Fables. The number on each poster is the corresponding fable's Perry Index number, to resolve ambiguity. Each fable's title contains at least two animal names, e.g., "The Fox and the Crow." So the wall with that fable's moral on it belongs in either the Fox's house or the Crow's house.
- Step 2 is to use logic to assemble each house. The corner tables and vases help with this process.
- Step 3 is to use the number of Decorative Wicker Balls in each assembled house as an index into the name of the animal who owns it. This yields the message "BLOW DOWN RED". This is shown in the table below.
- Step 4: With the knowledge that the Big Bad Wolf blew down every red wall, remove the red brick walls. The remaining walls form a pigpen cipher (a "disco ball" = house with a dot), to spell the puzzle answer TWIN STONES. This is represented by the two figures at the bottom of the page.
| Address | Wall | Wall Number | Moral | Fable | Perry # | Wicker Balls | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dragon | desk | 3 | Be content; be happy | The Crab & the Fox | 116 | 2 | |
| Couch | (double wall) | ||||||
| books | 21 | Live Straight and Carry on | The Snake & the Crab | 196 | 2 | ||
| DOOR | (double wall) | ||||||
| OWNER: | CRAB | Total: | 4 | B | |||
| 22 Dragon | DOOR | 22 | Powerful don't always win, the | The Mouse & the Bull | 353 | 0 | |
| desk | 17 | Keep Calm and Don't Insult Hard Workers | The Steer & the Bull | 300 | 1 | ||
| Couch | 36 | You Can't Teach an old bull new tricks | The Bull & the Calf | 531 | 0 | ||
| books | 37 | You're not that big a deal | The Gnat & the Bull | 137 | 2 | ||
| OWNER: | BULL | Total: | 3 | L | |||
| 41 Acacia | Couch | 2 | Be content, be happy | The Crab & the Fox | 116 | 2 | |
| books | 8 | Flattery will get you everything | The Fox & the Crow | 124 | 0 | ||
| DOOR | 1 | Actions speak louder than words | The Bear & the Fox | 288 | 0 | ||
| desk | 16 | Keep Calm and Don't Fool Yourself | The Jackdaw & the Fox | 126 | 0 | ||
| OWNER: | FOX | Total: | 2 | O | |||
| 43 Acacia | Couch | 30 | Want what you don't get, get what you don't want | The Crow & the Snake | 128 | 3 | |
| books | 23 | Sacrifice for an enemy, make them your friend | The Crow & the Dog | 127 | 0 | ||
| DOOR | 9 | Flattery will get you everything | The Fox & the Crow | 124 | 0 | ||
| desk | 12 | If you're a fair-weather friend, you'll miss the ski party | The Swallow & the Crow | 229 | 1 | ||
| OWNER: | CROW | Total: | 4 | W | |||
| 45 Acacia | Couch | 27 | spirit is willing but the flesh ain't getting out of the bathtub, the | The Lion & the Dolphin | 145 | 0 | |
| books | 20 | Lies will come back to haunt you | The Ape & the Dolphin | 73 | 1 | ||
| DOOR | 14 | I'm taking you down with me | The Tunny & the Dolphin | 125 | 0 | ||
| desk | (double wall) | ||||||
| OWNER: | DOLPHIN | Total: | 1 | D | |||
| 23 Dragon | DOOR | 6 | Don't let your head get too big or it might pop | The Frog & the Ox | 376 | 0 | |
| desk | 31 | When fools fight, neither wins | The Frog & the Mouse | 384 | 1 | ||
| Couch | 35 | Worst fears are imaginary fears, the | The Lion & the Frog | 141 | 2 | ||
| books | (double wall) | ||||||
| OWNER: | FROG | Total: | 3 | O | |||
| 24 Dragon | DOOR | 13 | If you're a fair-weather friend, you'll miss the ski party | The Swallow & the Crow | 229 | 0 | |
| desk | 7 | Don't plant the seeds of your own destruction | The Hen & the Swallow | 192 | 0 | ||
| Couch | 26 | Some places are bad luck, I'll stay here and watch TV | The Nightingale & the Swallow | 277 | 2 | ||
| books | (double wall) | ||||||
| OWNER: | SWALLOW | Total: | 2 | W | |||
| 42 Acacia | DOOR | 33 | Working the hardest doesn't mean you get the most | The Lion & the Bear | 147 | 2 | |
| desk | 34 | Worst fears are imaginary fears, the | The Lion & the Frog | 141 | 0 | ||
| Couch | 4 | Be kind you never know who can help you | The Lion & the Mouse | 150 | 1 | ||
| books | 32 | When opportunity knocks, open the door | The Lion & the Hare | 148 | 1 | ||
| OWNER: | LION | Total: | 4 | N | |||
| 44 Acacia | desk | 25 | Slow and steady wins the race | The Tortoise & the Hare | 226 | 2 | |
| Couch | (double wall) | ||||||
| books | 11 | Fly too high, you risk a big fall | The Tortoise & the Eagle | 230 | 1 | ||
| DOOR | 29 | There's no place like home | Zeus & the Tortoise | 106 | 0 | ||
| OWNER: | TORTOISE (or TURTLE) | Total: | 3 | R | |||
| 46 Acacia | DOOR | 10 | Fly too high, you risk a big fall | The Tortoise & the Eagle | 230 | 1 | |
| desk | 15 | Karma's a bitch | The Eagle & the Fox | 1 | 0 | ||
| Couch | 18 | Keep Calm and know your limits | Eagle, Jackdaw, & Shepherd | 2 | 2 | ||
| books | 28 | Test then trust | The Lion & the Eagle | 335 | 2 | ||
| OWNER: | EAGLE | Total: | 5 | E | |||
| 26 Dragon | DOOR | 24 | Sacrifice for an enemy, make them your friend | The Crow & the Dog | 127 | 0 | |
| desk | 19 | Kiss me or kick me, just don't lead me on | The Dog & the Hare | 136 | 0 | ||
| Couch | 5 | Consider all viewpoints before you judge | The Sheep & the Dog | 356 | 1 | ||
| books | (double wall) | ||||||
| OWNER: | DOG | Total: | 1 | D |
