CHILDREN'S BOOKS BY SHAH
THE LION WHO SAW HIMSELF IN THE WATER
Idries Shah A good-natured lion sees his reflection in a pool and gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink. Children will learn through the lion how to deal positively with fears and inhibitions that so often arise from situations they as yet may not understand. Ages: 3-8 'Idries Shah's collections of Eastern oral and written literature have established the Sufi teaching story as an educational instrument. The original version of this story was told by the 13th Century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi.'
Illustrated by Ingrid Rodriguez
Hoopoe Books, 1998, 2001
—From the cover The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
'I remember this story helping me overcome my fear as a child.'
—Saira Shah, Journalist. Her documentary films on Afghanistan, 'Beneath the Veil' and 'Unholy War,' aired on CNN.
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