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The Magic Horse is the story of two brothers, one skilled in all the practical arts, and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the King, announces a competition to produce "interesting and useful devices" - the entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be a simple wooden horse - apparently of little value. Prince Tambal discovers, however, that the horse is able to magically transport its rider to whatever place is in the mind of the rider. In this way, Prince Tambal comes to learn a great many things, and eventually, comes to know "his...

When a boy visits another village, he is surprised to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears.

This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an...

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...

Esta historia es acerca de un hombre que tenIa malos modales, de cOmo un niNo inicia un plan para cambiar su conducta, y de cOmo, con la ayuda de todos los aldeanos, tiene Exito. El cuento harA reIr a los pequeNos y, al mismo tiempo, les enseNarA valiosas lecciones sobre soluciOn de conflictos, iniciativa y cooperaciOn.
Parte de la rica tradiciOn literaria de AfganistAn, Asia Central y el Medio Oriente, esta historia es una de las tantas recogidas y recontadas por el autor afgano Idries Shah. Es la primera de esta serie que se sitUa en el occidente.
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The Queen of Hich-Hich fails to follow the instructions given to her by Arif the Wise Man, and, as a result, gives birth to a half-boy. Neem makes himself complete by an act of cleverness, negotiation and compromise. This story helps children learn flexibility and perseverance . For more than a thousand years this story has entertained young people and helped to foster in them the ability to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves.

This tale is one of the many hundreds of Sufi developmental stories collected by Idries Shah from oral and written sources...