The Clever Boy And The Terrible Dangerous Animal

The Vaqueiros de Alzada, a cattle-herding people in the Asturian mountains of Spain, have one of the highest suicide rates in Europe—and an attitude toward death that gives this statistic unusual meaning. This World, Other Worlds considers death among the Vaqueiros as a central cultural fact which reveals local ideas about the origin and destiny of humans, the relations of humans and animals, the configuration of the universe, and the nature of society. Interested chiefly in the conceptual and meaningful aspects of death, María Cátedra focuses on the cultural resources with which the Vaqueiros confront their own mortality—how they experience death and what this reveals about the way they see this world and other worlds. Applying sensitive ethnographic insight to a rich body of oral testimony, Cátedra discloses an unsuspected symbolic universe native to the Vaqueiros. Death is seen here in close, coherent relation to pain, age, and suffering; sickness and suicide, one must understand the cultural valuation of different ways of dying and the conditions under which suicides take place. To understand what it means to be a Vaqueiro is to understand how suicide can be perceived by a people as acceptable. A groundbreaking work in European ethnography, This World, Other Worlds takes symbolic analysis to a new level. In its illumination of local conceptions of death, grace, and sainthood, the book also makes a substantial contribution to the anthropology of religion.

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that - just because they have not seen it before - they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, he helps them overcome their fears.

When a boy visits another village, he finds people terrified of something that, just because they haven't seen it before, they mistake for a dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, he helps them overcome their fears.

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears. This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily life. One of many tales from the body of Sufi literature collected by Idries Shah, the tale is presented here as part of his series of books for young readers. This is the second book of the series illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago, following the award-winning best-seller, The Farmer's Wife. Un petit garçon arrive dans un village et est surpris d'y découvrir des habitants terrifiés par quelque chose qu'ils prennent -- simplement parce qu'ils ne l'avaient jamais vu avant -- pour un terrible animal dangereux. Avec ses connaissances, et démonstration à l'appui, le petit garçon les aide à surmonter leurs craintes. Cette histoire fait partie d'une tradition orale plus que millénaire venue du Moyen-Orient et d'Asie centrale. D'une manière amusante, elle présente aux enfants un aspect intéressant du comportement humain qu'ils pourront retrouver dans la vie quotidienne. Ce conte est l'un des nombreux contes issus de la littérature soufie rassemblés par Idries Shah. Il est proposé ici dans sa collection de livres pour la jeunesse. Ce livre est le deuxième dans la collection qu'a illustré Rose Mary Santiago, après le best-seller primé La Femme du fermier.

When a boy visits another village, he finds people terrified of something that, just because they haven't seen it before, they mistake for a dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, he helps them overcome their fears.

When a boy visits another village, he is surprised to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears. This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily life. One of many tales from the body of Sufi literature collected by Idries Shah, the tale is presented here as part of his series of books for young readers. This is the second book of the series illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago, following the award-winning best-seller, The Farmer's Wife. Cuando un chico visita otro pueblo, se sorprende al ver que la gente estA aterrorizada por algo que -- como nunca lo han visto antes -- creen ser un terrible y peligroso animal. Usando su conocimiento y demostraciOn, el chico los ayuda a sobreponerse al miedo. Esta historia es parte de una tradiciOn oral del Medio Oriente y Asia Central que tiene mAs de mil aNos. De forma entretenida, esta historia presenta a los niNos un interesante aspecto de la conducta humana, capacitAndolos asI a reconocerlo en la vida diaria. Es uno entre muchos otros cuentos pertenecientes al cuerpo de literatura Sufi coleccionados por Idries Shah y presentado aquI como parte de una serie de libros para los pequeNos lectores. Las ilustraciones son de Rose Mary Santiago. Es su segundo tItulo en esta serie de libros para niNos de Idries Shah, despuEs del premiado best-seller La esposa del granjero.

جب ایک لڑکا دوسرے گاؤں جاتا ہے، اسے یہ دیکھ کر حیرانی ہوتی ہے کہ لوگ ایک چیز سے ڈرے ہوئےتھے،صرف اس لیے کہ وہ چیز انہوں نے پہلے کبھی نہیں دیکھی تھی ،جسے وہ ایک بھیانک، خطرناک جانور سمجھ رہے تھے۔ اپنے علم سے اور انہیں دکھا کر، وہ لڑکا انہیں اپنے خوائف دور کرنے میں مدد کرتا ہے۔ یہ کہانی مشرق وسطیٰ اور وسطی ایشیا کی ہزار سال سے زیادہ پرانی کہانیوں میں سے ایک ہے۔ یہ کہانی ایک مزیدار طریقے سےبچوں کو انسانی کردار کے ایک دلچسپ پہلو سے روشناس کراتی ہے، اور اس طرح بچوں کو اپنی روز مرہ کی زندگی میں اس پہلو کو پہچاننے میں مدد کرتی ہے۔ یہ ان کئی کہانیوں میں سے ایک ہے جو کہ صوفی ادب کا حصہ ہیں جنہیں ادریس شاہ نے جمع کیا تھا۔ جو کہانی یہاں پیش کی گئی ہے وہ بچوں کی کتابوں کی سیریز میں سے ایک ہے۔ یہ اس سیریز کی دوسری کتاب ہے جس کی تصاویر روز میری سینٹیاگو نے بنائی ہیں، اوارڈ یافتہ ، مقبول کسان کی بیوی کے بعد۔ When a boy visits another village, he is surprised to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears. This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily life. One of many tales from the body of Sufi literature collected by Idries Shah, the tale is presented here as part of his series of books for young readers. This is the second book of the series illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago, following the award-winning best-seller, The Farmer's Wife.

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears. This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily life. One of many tales from the body of Sufi literature collected by Idries Shah, the tale is presented here as part of his series of books for young readers. This is the second book of the series illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago, following the award-winning best-seller, The Farmer's Wife.