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@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@ # Proverb -For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes. Output -the full text of this proverbial rhyme: +For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes. -> For want of a nail the shoe was lost. -> For want of a shoe the horse was lost. -> For want of a horse the rider was lost. -> For want of a rider the message was lost. -> For want of a message the battle was lost. -> For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. -> And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. +Given a list of inputs, generate the relevant proverb. For example, given the list `["nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom"]`, you will output the full text of this proverbial rhyme: +```text +For want of a nail the shoe was lost. +For want of a shoe the horse was lost. +For want of a horse the rider was lost. +For want of a rider the message was lost. +For want of a message the battle was lost. +For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. +And all for the want of a nail. +``` + +Note that the list of inputs may vary; your solution should be able to handle lists of arbitrary length and content. No line of the output text should be a static, unchanging string; all should vary according to the input given. + * * * * For installation and learning resources, refer to the [exercism help page](http://exercism.io/languages/ruby). @@ -23,18 +28,16 @@ If you would like color output, you can `require 'minitest/pride'` in the test file, or note the alternative instruction, below, for running the test file. -In order to run the test, you can run the test file from the exercise -directory. For example, if the test suite is called -`hello_world_test.rb`, you can run the following command: +Run the tests from the exercise directory using the following command: - ruby hello_world_test.rb + ruby proverb_test.rb To include color from the command line: - ruby -r minitest/pride hello_world_test.rb + ruby -r minitest/pride proverb_test.rb ## Source Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail)