Overview
(Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edici?n biling?e ingl?s-espa?ol) 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.
En esta divertida historia, una se?ora se encuentra con un ?guila por primera vez. Perpleja por su apariencia desconocida, decide cambiarla para que se adapte a sus propias ideas sobre c?mo deber?a verse un p?jaro. Sus esfuerzos reflejan un patr?n com?n del pensamiento humano: alterar lo desconocido para hacerlo aceptable. Este cuento ha sido presentado especialmente para ni?os por el autor afgano Idries Shah, quien, durante m?s de 30 a?os, recopil? historias de la tradici?n suf? y las adapt? a la cultura occidental contempor?nea. Contados desde la antig?edad en Asia Central y Medio Oriente, estos cuentos se utilizan para ayudar a fomentar una mayor flexibilidad mental y comprensi?n en personas de todas las edades. La se?ora y el ?guila est? maravillosamente ilustrada por Natasha Delmar, a quien su padre, el c?lebre pintor cl?sico chino Ng Yi-Ching, le ense?? a pintar.