Malta’s Story Secret: How Traditional Tales Transform Children’s Language Skills and Cultural Identity
**Once Upon a Maltese Childhood: How Stories Shape Our Children’s Future** In a small apartment overlooking Valletta’s Grand Harbour, three-year-old Elena Zammit snuggles against her nanna as they turn the pages of “Il-Ħut Tal-Plajja.” The Maltese children’s classic, with its colourful illustrations of local fish and fishing boats, has become their evening ritual. But this…