(Bilingual English-Turkish edition) This is the story of two brothers: one skilled in the practical arts and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the king, announces a competition to produce "interesting and useful devices." The entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be only a simple wooden horse of little value, but when Tambal looks more closely, he discovers that it's able to magically travel to whatever place is in its rider's mind. With the help of this magic horse, Tambal comes to learn a great many things and, eventually, to know his heart's desire. Julie Freeman's beautiful illustrations capture the magic of this tale, with the images and text inset in rich borders of oriental patterns. The Magic Horse 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. Through the instrumental function of this rich body of material, readers of all ages can learn to develop the capacity to be more flexible and to understand many more things about themselves and about life.


(¿ngilizce-Türkçe ¿ki Dilli Bask¿) Bu masal, iki prensin ve onlar¿n kaderinin hikâyesini anlat¿yor. Prens Ho¿yar, harika i¿ler yapan ve topraklar¿nda yäayan halka zenginlik getiren devasa metal bal¿klar¿n yap¿m¿n¿ denetleyerek rütbe ve servet kazan¿r. Karde¿i Prens Tembel ise yaln¿zca mütevaz¿ bir marangozdan ald¿¿¿ tahta bir atla ilgilenmektedir. Ama bu at, büyülü bir att¿r. E¿er ata binen ki¿i samimiyse, onu kalbinin derinliklerindeki arzuya götürebilir. Bir gün Prens Tembel sihirli at üzerindeyken ortadan kaybolur. Kalbinin derinliklerindeki arzuyu elde edip eve dönmeden önce birçok heyecan verici maceralar yäar ve uzun süre evden uzak kal¿r. Bu, yazar ve e¿itimci ¿dris ¿ah'¿n derledi¿i birçok geleneksel tasavvufi ö¿retici hikâyeden biri. Bu hikâyeler e¿lenceli olmalar¿n¿n yan¿ s¿ra, hem çocuklar¿n hem de yeti¿kinlerin dü¿ünme becerilerini ve alg¿lar¿n¿ te¿vik eder ve hepimizin kendimiz, seçimlerimiz, dürtülerimiz ve seçeneklerimiz hakk¿nda daha fazla ¿ey anlamas¿na yard¿mc¿ olur. Ve tabii bir de hayat hakk¿nda.