The Centipede's Problem

Name: The Centipede's Problem
Author: Asmaa Emara

by Asmaa Emara

Ages 4–810 min readClever Problem-SolversFree to read

Mother centipede needs to go shoe shopping for her little ones. Will she ever get what she needs?

A delightfully bouncy fortunately/unfortunately tale where a clever mother centipede puzzles out a very many-footed problem.

Credits & license

Written by Asmaa Emara

Illustrated by Nooren Khan

This story said 'fortunately' then 'unfortunately' — can you make up your own lucky and unlucky turn?
What was the big problem with giving all those baby centipedes shoes?
How do you think the mother centipede felt with so many tiny feet to care for?