(Bilingual English-Turkish edition) 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 foster greater mental flexibility and insight in people of all ages. The Old Woman and the Eagle is wonderfully illustrated by Natasha Delmar, who was taught to paint by her father, the celebrated classic Chinese painter Ng Yi-Ching.

(Ingilizce-Tuerkce Iki Dilli Baski) Bu eglenceli hikayede, yasli bir kadin hayatinda ilk kez bir kartalla karsilasir. Kartalin alisilmadik goeruenuemue karsisinda bir kusun nasil goeruenmesi gerektigine dair kafasinda var olan fikirlerden yola cikarak kartali degistirmeye karar verir. Kadinin bu cabalari bazi insanlarda bulunan ortak bir duesuenme modelini yansitiyor: Bilinmedik olani kabul edilebilir hale gelecek sekilde degistirmek. Bu masal, 30 yili askin sueredir yazili ve soezlue kaynaklardan hikayeleri bir araya getiren Idris Sah tarafindan cocuklara oezel olarak sunuluyor. Boeyle hikayeler Orta Asya ve Orta Dogu'da tuem yaslardan insanlarin zihinsel esneklik ve icgoeruelerini gelistirmeleri amaciyla cok eski zamanlardan beri anlatilir.