Author(s): Idries Shah
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Institute for Study of Human Knowledge
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-09-01
Dimensions: 216 x 279 x 3mm
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Illustrations: 38 Illustrations; Illustrations, color

In this amusing story, an old woman encounters an eagle for the first time. Perplexed by its unfamiliar appearance, she decides to change it to suit her own ideas of what a bird should look like. Her efforts mirror a common pattern of human thought: altering the unfamiliar to make it acceptable. This tale is specially presented for children by Afghan author Idries Shah, who, for more than 30 years, collected stories from the Sufi tradition and adapted them to contemporary Western culture. Told since ancient times throughout Central Asia and the Middle East, such tales are used to help foster greater mental flexibility and insight in people of all ages.



En esta divertida historia, una seNora ve un Aguila por primera vez. Perpleja por su apariencia, que le parece extraNa, decide cambiarla para que se ajuste a sus propias ideas de cOmo deberIa ser un pAjaro. Sus esfuerzos representan un padrOn comUn de la psicologIa humana: alterar lo desconocido para hacerlo aceptable. Este cuento es reelaborado especialmente para niNos por el autor afgano Idries Shah, quien, por mAs de 30 aNos, recogiO historias de la tradiciOn Sufi y las adaptO a la cultura occidental contemporAnea. Narrados desde tiempos remotos a travEs de AfganistAn, Asia Central y el Medio Oriente, estos cuentos son usados por los Sufis para omentar una mayor flexibilidad mental y comprensiOn entre gente de todas las edades.