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(Bilingual English-Polish edition) In this very humorous tale, a man greedily hopes to have the skills and senses of a different animal but is so impatient to have his wish granted that he finds himself limiting his abilities, rather than enhancing them. This is one of a series of illustrated books for the young written by the Afghan philosopher and educator Idries Shah, whose collections of narratives and teaching stories have captivated the hearts and minds of people from all walks of life. It belongs to a rich storytelling tradition from Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East that is more than 1,000 years old. These stories are not only entertaining; they are designed specifically to foster thinking skills and perception. They suggest, in their structure and in the movement of their characters, ways of looking at difficulties that can help solve them. Among other things, this simple story shows children how a blind impulse to "win," without considering the consequences, can end up having the opposite effect.
(Wydanie dwujezyczne angielsko-polskie) W tej bardzo humorystycznej opowiesci przedstawiony jest czlowiek ktory ma nadzieje posiasc umiejetnosci i zmysly innego zwierzecia. Niestety, jest zbyt niecierpliwy, aby spelnic swoje marzenie, przez co ogranicza swoje umiejetnosci, zamiast je wzmacniac. Oto jedna z serii ilustrowanych ksiazek dla dzieci napisanych przez afganskiego filozofa i pedagoga Idriesa Shaha, ktorego zbiory opowiadan i dydaktycznych opowiesci zdobyly serca oraz umysly ludzi wszystkich srodowisk. To rodzaj wywodzacy sie z liczacej ponad 1000 lat bogatej tradycji narracji z Afganistanu, Azji Srodkowej i Bliskiego Wschodu. Opowiesci dydaktyczne sa skonstruowane specjalnie z mysla o wspieraniu umiejetnosci myslenia I percepcji. Ich struktura oraz zachowania bohaterow ukazuja sposoby patrzenia na trudnosci, ktore moga pomoc w rozwiazaniu problemow. Ta prosta przypowiesc pokazuje dzieciom miedzy innymi to, ze slepe dazenie do sukcesu, bez uwzglednienia konsekwencji, moze przyniesc odwrotny skutek.
