Old Woman and the Eagle : English-Urdu Bilingual Edition by Idries Shah (2016, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherI SH K
ISBN-10194269878X
ISBN-139781942698784
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038408811

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Book TitleOld Woman and the Eagle : English-Urdu Bilingual Edition
LanguageUrd,Eng
Publication Year2016
TopicFantasy & Magic, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Visionary & Metaphysical
IllustratorYes, Delmar, Natasha
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorIdries Shah
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.3 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromKindergarten
Grade ToSixth Grade
Synopsis(Bilingual English-Urdu 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 Eag le is wonderfully illustrated by Natasha Delmar, who was taught to paint by her father, the celebrated classic Chinese painter Ng Yi-Ching., : 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. ", اس مزیدار ک�انی میں ایک بوڑھی عورت کا ایک عقاب سے پ�لی بار سامنا �وتا �ے۔ اس کی نامانوس شکل سے حیران، و� اسے بدلنے کا اراد� کر لیتی �ے تاک� و� یوں لگے جیسا ک� اس کے خیال میں پرندوں کو دکھائی دینا چا�یے۔ اس کی کوششیں انسانی سوچ کے ایک عام انداز کی عکاسی کرتی �یں کسی نا مانوس چیز کو بدل کر اسے قابل قبول بنا لینا۔ ی� قص� خاص طور پر بچوں کے لیے ا�غان مصن� ادریس شا� نے پیش کیا �ے۔ ۳۰ سال سے زیاد� ان�وں نے صو�ی روایت سے ک�انیاں جمع کرکے ان کو دور جدید کی مغربی ت�ذیب سے �م آ�نگ کیا۔ ی� ک�انیں قدیم وقت سے وسطی ایشیا اور مشرق وسطیٰ میں بتائی گئی �یں اور ی� �ر عمر کے لوگوں میں زیاد� ذ�نی لچکداری اور بصیرت کو بڑھاتی �یں ۔ 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, 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.

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