The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water

Written by Idries Shah · Illustrated by Ingrid Rodriguez

Part of the Teaching Stories series

A thirsty lion is too scared to drink when a fierce face stares back from the pool.

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40 pages· ~550L· AR 3.6 · 0.5 AR pts

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A good-natured lion, king of the animals, sees his reflection in a pool for the first time and gasps at the fierce creature staring back. Too frightened to drink, he must find a way past his fear. A teaching story first told by the Sufi poet Rumi, printed in English and Dari.

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(Bilingual English-Dari edition) When a good-natured lion, king of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water for the first time, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until, finally, he overcomes his fear. Children learn through the lion how to deal positively with the fears and inhibitions that so often arise from situations they may not yet understand. Originally told by the 13th-century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water is one of a series of teaching stories that were collected by Idries Shah and that have been used in the East for hundreds of years as educational instruments to help children understand life. Ingrid Rodriguez’s beautiful illustrations bring this children’s version to life with warmth, humor and a distinctive richness of detail.

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