The Cost · Question 5 of 26
Should you plan a path first, or always run to the nearest egg?
It's the egg hunt, and there's a five-minute timer. You could stop and plan a path around the whole garden first — but planning eats into your five minutes. Or you could just run to the nearest egg you can see, every single time.
What earns a point in this world: Names the thing given up by choosing the other side.
Plan the path!
Reasons a child might give
- Running back and forth across the garden wastes more time than planning does.
- If I plan, I won't miss the whole corner behind the shed.
- The nearest egg now might leave me miles from the rest.
Nearest egg, always!
Reasons a child might give
- Every second I spend planning is a second not collecting.
- I can't plan anyway. I can't see where half the eggs are.
- Nearest first means I always have something in the basket.
Debate this one against an opponent that argues back.
Your child picks a side. Quill takes the other and answers what they actually said, in words a seven-year-old can read. A room of 20 moves only for a reason — and the idea behind the story is named at the end, once the debate is over. Ages 5–12.
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