3 Men, & A River. One day Three men were walking along and came upon a raging, violent river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do it. The first man prayed to GOD saying, "Please GOD, give me the strength to cross this river. POOF!! GOD gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across the river in about 3 hours. Seeing this, the second man prayed to GOD saying, "Please GOD, give me the strength to and ability to cross this river. POOF!! GOD gave him a rowboat and he was able to row across the river in about one hour. The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two, so he prayed to GOD saying, "Please GOD, give me the strength, ability, and intelligence to cross this river." POOF!! GOD Turned Him Into A Woman. She Looked At The Map, Then Walked Across The Bridge.