It’s not often that we hear of a cardinal taking up storytelling. But the joy of storytelling—of pulling episodes from the past out of the depths of memory, of telling anecdotes and jokes, of bringing to life things buried in oblivion—is one of Tomáš Špidlík’s defining traits, which explains his success as an educator and professor, even in his scholarly works.
These ten stories contain all the freshness of a world that children love so much. The animals that are the protagonists of these stories are not personifications of human vices or virtues—with all the abstractions produced by moralizing—but are part of a living universe, resounding with voices and sounds, which introduces us to the mystery of life’s great truth: the struggle between good and evil, between the good and the bad, between the good person within us and the bad.
They make us recognize that everything that is alive speaks to us and urges us to be aware of our ability to see the miracle—those forces at work in the world, in that simple and immediate world of children.
The illustrations that enrich the book’s content help create a magical, storybook atmosphere.
Contents: The Wise Owl and the Emir of Karkemish * How the Owl Became the Advisor to the King of the Animals * The Gold of a Miser * The Life of Man * The Dog Who Spoke the Language of Humans * The Law of Nature * The Ambitious Raven * The Story of a Pheasant * The Conversation Between the Wolf and the Shepherd Dog * The Last Story.
| Book Information | |
| Publisher | Galaxia Gutenberg |
| Collection | Treasures of Childhood |
| Author | Tomas Spidlik |
| Translator | Goţia Domnica |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Number of pages | 58 |
| ISBN | 973768830-9 |
| Format | 16x22 |
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