This story is about Mr. Odd and Mrs. Even who live in neighboring lands called Odd and Even. Mr. Odd likes odd numbers and has odd numbered pets and objects, while Mrs. Even likes even numbers and has even numbered items. An earthquake mixes up their lands and numbers. The summary helps them sort out where various groups should live based on their new total numbers, which are either odd or even.

1. This is the story of Mr Odd and Mrs
Even.

2. Far, far away there is a land called Odd. This is where Mr Odd
lives.
Mr Odd loves things only in odd numbers. To help him
remember what odd numbers are. He has made a little poem.
1 3 5 7 9
I love odd numbers all
the time

3. In Mr Odd’s world there lived:
1 dog, 3 turtles, 5 hammers, 7 snails
and 9 Vikings.

4. Next to the land of Odd there’s a land call the Even Land. Mrs
Even lives here, and she likes everything to be in even numbers.
To help her to remember what even numbers are she has made up
a special rhyme.
0 2 4 6 8
even numbers
they are great.

5. In Mrs Even’s land there lived:
2 rabbits, 4 little boys, 6 bats, 8 cats
and 10 flowers.

6. One day there was a terrible earthquake and the two lands
were mixed up. Can you help Mr Odd and Mrs Even find
their things?
MRS EVEN Mr Odd

7. One-day the bats went out to find girlfriend’s. This meant there were
of 12 of them. Who are they going to live with? Mrs Even, or Mr
Odd?
? ?
Even Odd

8. 10 of the Vikings friends came for a sleep over. Now there were 19
Vikings. Where would would they all stay?
? ?
Even Odd

9. The Cats had 16 children. This meant they were now 24
cats. Where would they all stay?
Even Odd

10. And they all lived happily ever after