The King without a Trade / İşsiz Kral: Bilingual English-Turkish Edition / İngilizce-Türkçe İki Dilli Baskı (Teaching Stories)

(Bilingual English-Turkish edition) A king, who wants for nothing, learns that a life of plenty doesn't make up for a lack of skills or common sense. Once he has learned his lesson, the king is careful to make sure that his daughter marries a man who can earn his own living. Rather than the usual happily-ever-after story of a prince and princess, this tale shows children that taking the time to learn is far better, in the long run, than being handed everything on a plate.This story is one of many teaching stories collected and adapted by the Afghan philosopher Idries Shah, who told them to his own children to promote thinking skills and impart wisdom. These unique tales have their roots in Central Asia and the Middle East. They are published now in beautifully illustrated editions, so as to appeal both to children in the lands in which they originated and to children in the West, the aim being to teach through humor and example, and to draw attention to our commonalties.

(İngilizce-Türkçe İki Dilli Baskı) İhtiyacı olan her şeye sahip olan bir kral, bolluk içinde geçen bir hayatın beceri ya da sağduyu eksikliğini telafi edemeyeceğini öğrenir. Kral, dersini aldıktan sonra, kızının kendi hayatını kazanabilecek bir adamla evlenmesine özen gösterir. Bu masal çocuklara, alışılagelmiş mutlu prens ve prenses hikâyesinden ziyade, bir şeyler öğrenmek için zaman harcamanın uzun vadede her şeyin insanın önüne bir tabakta sunulmasından çok daha yararlı olduğunu gösteriyor. Bu hikâye, Afgan filozof İdris Şah'ın düşünme becerilerini geliştirmek ve bilgelik aşılamak için kendi çocuklarına anlattığı, derlediği ve uyarladığı pek çok öğretici hikâyeden biri. Bu eşsiz masalların kökleri Orta Asya ve Orta Doğu'ya dayanıyor. Artık, hem ortaya çıktıkları topraklardaki çocuklara hem de Batı'daki çocuklara hitap edecek şekilde, mizah ve örnek verme yoluyla öğretmeyi ve ortak noktalarımıza dikkat çekmeyi amaçlayarak, özenle resimlendirilmiş olarak yayınlanıyorlar.

Author: Idries Shah
Publisher: Hoopoe Books
Published: 12/07/2023
Pages: 42
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781959393696

About the Author
Shah, Idries: - "Idries Shah spent much of his life collecting and publishing Sufi classical narratives and teaching stories from oral and written sources in the Middle East and Central Asia. The tales he retold especially for children are published by Hoopoe Books in beautifully illustrated editions and have been widely commended - by Western educators and psychologists, the U.S. Library of Congress, National Public Radio and other media - for their unique ability to foster social-emotional development, thinking skills and perception in children and adults alike. Told for centuries, these stories express universal themes from the cultures that produced them, showing how much we have in common and can learn from each other. As noted by reviewers, such stories are more than just entertaining; familiarity with them provokes flexibility of thought, since each one contains levels of meaning that unfold in accordance with an individual's experience and understanding."