The Magic Horse / Sihirli At

(Bilingual English-Turkish edition) This is the story of two brothers: one skilled in 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 only a simple wooden horse of little value, but when Tambal looks more closely, he discovers that it's able to magically travel to whatever place is in its rider's mind. With the help of this magic horse, Tambal comes to learn a great many things and, eventually, to know his heart's desire. Julie Freeman's beautiful illustrations capture the magic of this tale, with the images and text inset in rich borders of oriental patterns. The Magic Horse is one of an illustrated series of Sufi teaching stories from the Middle East and Central Asia that were collected and adapted for children by Idries Shah, and that have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. In the Sufi tradition, there is a continuum between the children's story, the entertainment or folklore story and the instructional or instrumental story. A story can help children deal with difficult situations and give them something to hold on to, but it can also stimulate a deeper understanding in adults. Through the instrumental function of this rich body of material, readers of all ages can learn to develop the capacity to be more flexible and to understand many more things about themselves and about life.

(İngilizce-T羹rk癟e İki Dilli Baskı) Bu masal, iki prensin ve onların kaderinin hik璽yesini anlatıyor. Prens Hoşyar, harika işler yapan ve topraklarında yaşayan halka zenginlik getiren devasa metal balıkların yapımını denetleyerek r羹tbe ve servet kazanır. Kardeşi Prens Tembel ise yalnızca m羹tevazı bir marangozdan aldığı tahta bir atla ilgilenmektedir. Ama bu at, b羹y羹l羹 bir attır. Eğer ata binen kişi samimiyse, onu kalbinin derinliklerindeki arzuya g繹t羹rebilir. Bir g羹n Prens Tembel sihirli at 羹zerindeyken ortadan kaybolur. Kalbinin derinliklerindeki arzuyu elde edip eve d繹nmeden 繹nce bir癟ok heyecan verici maceralar yaşar ve uzun s羹re evden uzak kalır. Bu, yazar ve eğitimci İdris Şah'ın derlediği bir癟ok geleneksel tasavvufi 繹ğretici hik璽yeden biri. Bu hik璽yeler eğlenceli olmalarının yanı sıra, hem 癟ocukların hem de yetişkinlerin d羹ş羹nme becerilerini ve algılarını teşvik eder ve hepimizin kendimiz, se癟imlerimiz, d羹rt羹lerimiz ve se癟eneklerimiz hakkında daha fazla şey anlamasına yardımcı olur. Ve tabii bir de hayat hakkında.