(Bilingual English-Turkish edition) In a land where families pride themselves on the best way to prepare peaches, neighbors compete furiously to outdo one another to find the true essence of the fruit. Their ever-more-complicated extraction processes are so competitive and convoluted that the people completely fail to benefit from the actual peach. Even young children will see the foolishness of over-complication and competition illustrated in this delightful tale. 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.

(Ingilizce-Tuerkce Iki Dilli Baski) Aileler icin en bueyuek oevuenc kaynaginin seftaliyi en iyi sekilde hazirlamak oldugu bir diyarda, komsular meyvenin gercek oezuenue bulabilmek icin birbirleriyle kiyasiya rekabet etmektedir. Rakiplerin asiri hirsi nedeniyle her gecen guen daha da icinden cikilmaz hale gelen has seftaliye ulasma yoentemleri o kadar karmasiktir ki, seftalinin asil kendisinden faydalanma konusunda tamamen basarisiz olurlar. Kuecuek cocuklar bile bu keyifli masal sayesinde asiri karmasikligin ve rekabetin ne kadar ahmakca oldugunu anlayacaklar. Bu hikaye, Afgan filozof Idris Sah'in duesuenme becerilerini gelistirmek ve bilgelik asilamak icin kendi cocuklarina anlattigi, derledigi ve uyarladigi pek cok oegretici hikayeden biri. Bu essiz masallarin koekleri Orta Asya ve Orta Dogu'ya dayaniyor. Artik, hem ortaya ciktiklari topraklardaki cocuklara hem de Bati'daki cocuklara hitap edecek sekilde, mizah ve oernek verme yoluyla oegretmeyi ve ortak noktalarimiza dikkat cekmeyi amaclayarak, oezenle resimlendirilmis olarak yayinlaniyorlar.