Oinkink / Quaqui

Idries Shah

Oinkink / Quaqui
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hoopoe Books
Published
3 January 2024
Pages
42
ISBN
9781959393573

Oinkink / Quaqui

Idries Shah

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(Bilingual English-Portuguese edition) In this very humorous tale, a man greedily hopes to have the skills and senses of a different animal but is so impatient to have his wish granted that he finds himself limiting his abilities, rather than enhancing them. This is one of a series of illustrated books for the young written by the Afghan philosopher and educator Idries Shah, whose collections of narratives and teaching stories have captivated the hearts and minds of people from all walks of life. It belongs to a rich storytelling tradition from Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East that is more than 1,000 years old. These stories are not only entertaining; they are designed specifically to foster thinking skills and perception. They suggest, in their structure and in the movement of their characters, ways of looking at difficulties that can help solve them. Among other things, this simple story shows children how a blind impulse to "win," without considering the consequences, can end up having the opposite effect.

(edicao bilingue em ingles-portugues) Neste conto muito bem humorado, um homem avidamente espera ter as habilidades e os sentidos de diferentes animais, mas esta tao impaciente para ter seu desejo atendido que se ve limitando suas habilidades, em vez de melhora-las. Este e um de uma serie de livros ilustrados para criancas escrito pelo filosofo e educador afegao Idries Shah, cujas colecoes de narrativas e historias de ensinamento tem cativado os coracoes e as mentes de pessoas de todas as esferas da vida. Ele pertence a uma rica tradicao de contar historias do Afeganistao, Asia Central e Oriente Medio, que tem mais de 1000 anos. Historias de ensinamento sao projetadas especificamente para promover habilidades de pensamento e percepcao. Elas sugerem em sua estrutura e no movimento de seus personagens, formas de olhar para as dificuldades, que podem ajudar a resolver problemas. Dentre outras coisas, esta historia simples mostra as criancas como um impulso cego de "ganhar" sem considerar as consequencias pode terminar no efeito oposto.

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