Le coq polyglotte

All roosters are different, and they speak different languages. In Japan, for example, they crow “kokekokko!”, in Iceland “gaggalagó!”, in Vietnam “ò-ó-o-o!”, and in Turkey “ü-ürrü-üüü!”.

In “Le coq polyglotte” by Marie Darme-Rizzo, a single sound turns into a joyful, multifaceted linguistic adventure. While a rooster’s crow may sound similar in many countries, elsewhere it can be strikingly different. It’s fascinating how people around the world hear and interpret the same sound in their own unique ways. And even once you’ve grown used to your own familiar “cock-a-doodle-doo,” you can easily call out any other, and suddenly hear the same melody, but from a completely new perspective.

The Multilingual Rooster sparks curiosity and wonder, a desire to explore the endless variations and nuances of language. After all, every language is like a color, and the more of them there are, the brighter and more vibrant our world becomes.