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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 seńora ve un águila por primera vez. Perpleja por su apariencia, que le parece extrańa, decide cambiarla para que se ajuste a sus propias ideas de cómo debería ser un pájaro. Sus esfuerzos representan un padrón común de la psicología humana: alterar lo desconocido para hacerlo aceptable. Este cuento es reelaborado especialmente para nińos por el autor afgano Idries Shah, quien, por más de 30 ańos, recogió historias de la tradición Sufi y las adaptó a la cultura occidental contemporánea. Narrados desde tiempos remotos a través de Afganistán, Asia Central y el Medio Oriente, estos cuentos son usados por los Sufis para omentar una mayor flexibilidad mental y comprensión entre gente de todas las edades.

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Book category Books in English Children's, Teenage & educational Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage)

• Full title: Old Woman and the Eagle
• Author: Idries Shah
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• EAN: 9781942698180
• ISBN: 1942698186
• ID: 12517302
• Publisher: HOOPOE BOOKS
• Weight: 160 g
• Dimensions: 218 × 280 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. September 2015

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