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Best Foot ForwardAuthor: Rustom DadachanjiIllustrator: Tanvi Choudhury
“A perfect day for a walk!” thinksMr. Centipede. “What better way tokeep my 42 feet strong and fit?”
At the end of each foot, Mr.Centipede wears a bold, bright,beautiful, boot. That is 21 pairs ofboots for all 42 feet!
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Whom does he first meet, but Dame Damsel Fly? "What big boots you haveon," she says. "Tell me, Mr. Centipede, which leg do you place before which,when you go walking?"
"Why this leg of course!” says Mr. Centipede, lifting leg number 2."Wait! Actually, this leg!” He lifts leg number 4.
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“Such fine boots!” says the Big Beetle. “Tell me, Mr. Centipede, which leg do you place before which, when you gowalking?”
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“What a silly question,” says Mr. Centipede annoyed. He sticks out leg number 3. And puts it down quickly. He sticks out leg number 6 instead.
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“What is happening here?” asks Elder Ant.
“Shhh! Poor Mr. Centipede is veryconfused,” whispers Dame Damsel Fly.“In all this time, even though he has so many boots, he has been unable to take a single step.”
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“Is that so?” says Elder Ant with a sigh. "Tell me, Mr. Centipede, which leg do you place before which, when you go for a walk."
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“I start simply with this one…” saysMr. Centipede, lifting leg number 4.
“Oh nooo! I mean… that one.” Helifts leg number 8.“Oh noooo! None of them. I mean,one of them.Oh nooo! I have forgotten what Imean!”
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“Run, run quickly!” they hear a voice.“Who is that?” cries Big Beetle.“I am Stick Insect. You, with all those boots, had better run.”
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“I have spotted a blackbird,” whispers Stick Insect. “She seems quite hungry and ready for breakfast. She cannotsee me because I look like the tree bark I am resting on. But she sure can see you, dressed up in those big brightcolourful boots! Run, run quickly!”
“HAHAHA!” The Stick Insect laughs. “What is so funny?” asks Lady Spider, who just swung by for a visit.
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“There was no blackbird!” says Stick Insect. “It was just a trick to have some fun. And make all those boots run! You will agree, now that it is done Mr. Centipede sure can run!”
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Isn't it funny that Mr Centipede was finding it difficult to take a single stepbut had no trouble running? This could happen to any of us! There arethings we do every day without realising – like blinking, or moving ourhands while talking. But if we pay careful attention to how often we blink orin what way our hands move, we may get confused. This is called theCentipede's Dilemma or Humphrey's Law.
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Illustration Attributions:Cover page: Caterpillar wearing boots, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Pairs of bootsstacked up on shelves, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Dragonfly talking to caterpillarwith boots, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Caterpillar with boots talking to a beetle,by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Caterpillar with boots looking very flimsy, by TanviChoudhury © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Ant talking to dragonfly, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books,2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Ant looking up, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Caterpillar with boots getting puzzled and confused, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Caterpillar, ant and dragonfly looking worries and troubled, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved.Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Leaves casting a shadow on the ground, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Stick insect talking to a spider, by Tanvi Choudhury © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0license.
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This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.
(English)Best Foot Forward Mr. Centipede wears 21 pairs of boots on his morning walk. But with so
many legs to choose from, how does he know which foot to use first?Join Mr. Centipede and his garden friends in this story about countingand indecision!
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