“Bahasa menunjukkan bangsa.” Begitulah peri bahasa itu berbunyi. Peribahasa yang juga bermakna bahwa bahasa adalah identitas sebuah bangsa. Melalui bahasa, kita dapat membedakan antara kelompok satu dengan kelompok yang lain, antara suku yang satu dengan suku yang lain, antara negara satu dengan negara yang lain. Melalui bahasa pula kita dapat mengidentifikasi bagaimana perilaku dan kepriba…
What is the response when a child points out that a disabled child or adult looks 'different'? Shriver tells the story of Kate, who finds that making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps her learn that the two of them have a lot in common.
When the little red hen finds some grains of wheat, she asks for help to plant them. "Not I!" say the dog, the goose, and the cat. They won't help cut the wheat or sort it, or bake the bread either. But when it is time to eat the bread, they are happy to help.
Otis is a special tractor. He loves his farm and farmer. He particularly loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. The two become great friends, romping in the fields, leaping bales of hay, and playing ring-around-the-rosy by Mud Pond. But when the big yellow tractor comes to the farm and replaces Otis, he is cast away behind the barn. . . until the…