The Old Woman and the Eagle by Idries Shah, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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 se ora ve un guila por primera vez. Perpleja por su apariencia, que le parece extra a, decide cambiarla para que se ajuste a sus propias ideas de c mo deber a ser un p jaro. Sus esfuerzos representan un padr n com n de la psicolog a humana: alterar lo desconocido para hacerlo aceptable. Este cuento es reelaborado especialmente para ni os por el autor afgano Idries Shah, quien, por m s de 30 a os, recogi historias de la tradici n Sufi y las adapt a la cultura occidental contempor nea. Narrados desde tiempos remotos a trav s de Afganist n, Asia Central y el Medio Oriente, estos cuentos son usados por los Sufis para omentar una mayor flexibilidad mental y comprensi n entre gente de todas las edades. | The Old Woman and the Eagle by Idries Shah, Paperback | Indigo Chapters