# I have one head, one foot and four legs. What am I?

Source: https://silverapuzzles.com/riddles/i-have-one-head-one-foot-and-four-legs-what-am-i

A counting riddle with a strange body: one head, one foot, four legs. No animal is built that way, so the parts must belong to a piece of furniture.

**Answer:** A bed.

A bed has a headboard, a footboard and four legs.

Hint: You lie on me every night.

## How to think about it

1. Count the parts. A creature with four legs would have four feet, so these are furniture words.
2. Which piece of furniture has a part called the head and another called the foot?
3. Think of where you sleep: there is a headboard at one end and a footboard at the other.
4. A bed has a head, a foot and four legs underneath.

## Why “a bed” is the answer

A bed has a headboard at the top, a footboard at the bottom and four legs holding it off the floor, which gives exactly one head, one foot and four legs. The riddle sounds like a monster until you remember that the ends of a bed are named after the body parts that rest there.

## Common wrong answers

- **A table.** A table has four legs, but no part of it is called a head or a foot.
- **A chair.** A chair has four legs and sometimes a headrest, but no foot.