Knowing of my interest in Latin, my mother-in-law got me an amusing gift recently: Cattus Petasatus, a Latin translation of The Cat in the Hat. To be honest, this was one of those gifts that I looked at briefly, chuckled, and set aside.
Until now.
Naomi, our two-year-old, pulled the book off the shelf because she likes Cat in the Hat. She then demanded that I read it. I started to read it, thinking she would lose interest. She didn't, although after 13 or 14 pages she allowed me to switch over to the English edition. I thought for sure she wouldn't want it again, but she asked for it the next day, and the next day. She just loves it. Even her persistent questions have adapted: "Why 'nec ridemus, nec gaudemus', Dada?"
When Monica and I talked about bilingual education for our children, I don't think this was quite what we had in mind!
1 comment:
Prodigiosus!
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