It is a miniature reconstruction: each figure seems local, but ends up fixing the entire row. The pleasure is in watching a dry sequence become almost inevitable.
The height shelf
Riddle statement
Five books of different heights 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5—where 1 is the shortest and 5 the tallest—are placed in a row.
Each book writes down how many books taller than it has to its left.
The notes, from left to right, are:
\[
0,\ 1,\ 1,\ 3,\ 2.
\]
In what order are the books, from left to right?