(Bilingual English-Pashto edition) 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. The Old Woman and the Eagle is wonderfully illustrated by Natasha Delmar, who was taught to paint by her father, the celebrated classic Chinese painter Ng Yi-Ching.
Author: Idries Shah
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hoopoe Books
Published: 01/30/2017
Series: Hoopoe Teaching-Stories
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781944493615
Language: English
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