The riddle is smart because it makes us only think about those two sons, making us assume there are no other siblings. We don’t think about the possibility of triplets, so the answer is a fun surprise.
Twins are two kids from the same pregnancy, while triplets are three. It seems simple, but this riddle shows how easy it is for our assumptions to mess up our understanding.
Multiple births happen when more than one embryo grows during a pregnancy. Triplets can be from three separate eggs getting fertilized (fraternal triplets), one egg splitting multiple times (identical triplets), or a mix.
Riddles like this appeal to our curiosity and love for solving problems. They make us think critically, question what we assume, and be creative. Solving a riddle gives us that great “aha!” feeling that makes us want to solve more.