Madagascar is famous for its proverbs, and they are being very much used in speeches and everyday conversations. The two proverbs we want to present here could be a slogan for Vakoka Vakiteny, but actually they are originally and traditionally Malagasy proverbs (translated into English):
- Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings
- Words go further than bullets.
The words in our books give the children wings of joy and imagination even if they are not always accepted by the school as proper pedagogical and instructive (though this is a rather rare reaction). Through books the children can access a world they never would have seen, and literacy opens an immense range of possibilities for them.
A few children who have got books can reach a whole community of illiterate people, giving them a feeling that they are able to learn to read, and even that it could be fun.
So we can only thank our island Madagascar for the beautiful proverbs.
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