The Spoiled Boy With the Terribly Dry Throat / Băiatul Răsfățat Cu Gâtul Teribil De Uscat: Bilingual English-Romanian Edition

(Bilingual English-Romanian edition) When a little boy wakes up with a dry throat, those around him run about trying to work out what caused the condition. One by one, servants, doctors, and medical students try remedies that only complicate the situation and make the condition worse, ignoring what readers will see as the obvious solution. 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. Teaching stories 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. This story illustrates in a very humorous way just how foolish people can be when they fail to consider a situation before springing into action.

Când un baie?el se treze?te cu gâtul uscat, cei din jur încearca sa î?i dea seama de ce s-a întâmplat acest lucru. Unul câte unul, servitorii, doctorii, elevii de la ?coala medicala încearca leacuri care nu fac decât sa înrauta?easca situa?ia, neluând în seama solu?ia de care cititorii î?i vor da seama imediat. Aceasta carte face parte dintr-o serie de publica?ii ilustrate dedicate tinerilor, scrise de filozoful ?i înva?atorul afgan Idries Shah, ale carui colec?ii de povestiri ?i înva?aminte au cucerit inimile ?i min?ile oamenilor din toate domeniile. Ea reprezinta un fragment din tradi?ia deosebit de bogata de povestiri, veche de peste un mileniu, din Afghanistan, Asia Centrala si Estul Mijlociu. Aceasta povestire plina de umor arata cum oamenii se pot pacali daca ac?ioneaza fara sa gândea.