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The clever boy and the terrible, dangerous animal / by Idries Shah ; illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Urdu, English Publisher: Los Altos, CA : Hoopoe Books, a division of The Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge, [2016]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: English-Urdu paperback editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image, text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781942698746
  • 1942698747
Contained works: Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 398.22 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.1.S47
Other classification:
  • Hpdb(yb),uf
  • He(yb),uf
Summary: A Sufi teaching tale of a boy who visits another village and helps the townspeople deal with their fear of something that they have mistaken for a terrible, dangerous animal.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that - just because they have never seen it before - they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. Using his own knowledge, and by demonstration, the boy helps them to 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 interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily life. One of many tales from the body of Sufi literature collected by Idries Shah, the tale is presented here as part of his series of books for young readers. This is the second book of the series illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago, following the award-winning best-seller, The Farmer's Wife.

A Sufi teaching tale of a boy who visits another village and helps the townspeople deal with their fear of something that they have mistaken for a terrible, dangerous animal.

In English and Urdu.