What do you "assign" to the Shire?

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I assign when babies get all excited and giggle when they see other babies. People tell me they have no concept of friendship until they're actually children, but I'm not convinced.

I don't suppose they have the concept per se but they certainly recognise other babies as their own type (in a world populated as giants) - it is the reason the Teletubbies has been so successful with the baby in the sun and they are (apart from the antennae) the shape of a nappied toddler . I remember my godson as a toddler flirting outrageously with the pretty blonde moppet in the highchair at the next table. No language skills required..