The Man with Bad Manners / Czlowiek o okropnych manierach

(Bilingual English-Polish edition) This is the story of a very badly behaved man, how a young boy in the village hatches a plan to change the man's behavior - and how, with the help of the other villagers, the plan succeeds, to everyone's benefit. Children, of course, love the idea of an adult behaving badly. At the same time, the story helps them learn valuable lessons about initiative, negotiation, conflict resolution and cooperation. Rose Mary Santiago's illustrations provide delightful and amusing counterpoint to the tale. The Man with Bad Manners is one of an illustrated series of Sufi teaching stories from the Middle East and Central Asia that were collected and adapted for children by Idries Shah, and that have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. In the Sufi tradition, there is a continuum between the children's story, the entertainment or folklore story and the instructional or instrumental story. A story can help children deal with difficult situations and give them something to hold on to, but it can also stimulate a deeper understanding in adults.

(Wydanie dwujęzyczne angielsko-polskie) Oto opowieśc o pewnym czlowieku, kt ry ma okropne maniery, i o bystrym chlopcu, kt ry znalazl spos b na zmianę jego zachowania. Dzięki pomocy i zaangażowaniu calej wioski plan odnosi sukces. Historyjka ta rozbawi dzieci, dając im przy tym ważną lekcję o tym, jak ważna jest wsp lpraca, podejmowanie inicjatywy i rozwiązywanie konflikt w. Opowieśc ta pochodzi z bogatego zbioru literatury afgańskiej, środkowo-azjatyckiej i bliskowschodniej. Afgański pisarz Idries Shah na nowo opowiada ją dzisiaj mlodym czytelnikom. Jest to pierwsza opowieśc z tej serii, kt rej akcja toczy się na Zachodzie.