The Song of the Owl - El Canto de la Lechuza

By Delia Berlin

In an effort to save their youngster from the Mighty Spirit of the Jungle, owl's parents beg the Spirit to spare the most beautiful baby from an annual sacrifice. With every intention to oblige, the Spirit decides to eat the youngster that to him looks ugliest, with sad consequences. While dramatic and tragic this folktale forces alternative perspective-taking. It teaches children the intrinsic value of objective description in communication, as well as the potential pitfalls of vanity. Several versions exist and some are titled differently, but this one is the tale I remember listening to while growing up in Argentina. Desesperados por salvar a su pich?n del Esp?ritu Poderoso de la Selva, lechuzas madre y padre le ruegan al Esp?ritu que le perdone la vida al jovenzuelo m?s hermoso durante el sacrificio anual. Tratando de cumplir con este pedido, el Esp?ritu decide comerse al jovenzuelo que le parece m?s feo, con consecuencias tristes.Aunque dram?tica y tr?gica esta leyenda fuerza a tomar perspectivas ajenas. Ense?a el valor intr?nseco de la descripci?n objetiva en la comunicaci?n, al igual que los riesgos potenciales de la vanidad. Existen varias versiones y algunas tienen diferente t?tulo, pero esta es la historia que yo recuerdo haber escuchado durante mi ni?ez en Argentina.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149973655X
• ISBN13: 9781499736557
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"