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 Ú©Û�انی میں ایک بوڑھی عورت کا ایک عقاب سے Ù¾Û�Ù„ÛŒ بار سامنا Û�وتا Û�Û’Û” اس Ú©ÛŒ نامانوس Ø´Ú©Ù„ سے ØÛŒØ±Ø§Ù†ØŒ ÙˆÛ� اسے بدلنے کا ارادÛ� کر لیتی Û�Û’ تاکÛ� ÙˆÛ� یوں Ù„Ú¯Û’ جیسا Ú©Û� اس Ú©Û’ خیال میں پرندوں Ú©Ùˆ دکھائی دینا چاÛ�یے۔ اس Ú©ÛŒ کوششیں انسانی سوچ Ú©Û’ ایک عام انداز Ú©ÛŒ عکاسی کرتی Û�یں کسی نا مانوس چیز Ú©Ùˆ بدل کر اسے قابل قبول بنا لینا۔ ÛŒÛ� قصÛ� خاص طور پر بچوں Ú©Û’ لیے اÙ�غان مصنÙ� ادریس شاÛ� Ù†Û’ پیش کیا Û�Û’Û” Û³Û° سال سے زیادÛ� انÛ�ÙˆÚº Ù†Û’ صوÙ�ÛŒ روایت سے Ú©Û�انیاں جمع کرکے ان Ú©Ùˆ دور جدید Ú©ÛŒ مغربی تÛ�ذیب سے Û�Ù… آÛ�Ù†Ú¯ کیا۔ ÛŒÛ� Ú©Û�انیں قدیم وقت سے وسطی ایشیا اور مشرق وسطیٰ میں بتائی گئی Û�یں اور ÛŒÛ� Û�ر عمر Ú©Û’ لوگوں میں زیادÛ� ذÛ�Ù†ÛŒ لچکداری اور بصیرت Ú©Ùˆ بڑھاتی Û�یں Û” 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.