P4C Reading of Little Black Fish (Mahi Koucholou-ye Siyah) by Samad Behrangi

Philosophy for children (P4C) is an innovative program in training and nurturing which has been founded by American Mather Lippman in late 1960s. It mainly aims to teach thinking ability to children. In P4C, story plays an essential role which is considered as the main training tool for philosophical contents and thinking ability. Trying to conduct and expand their programs, the thinkers of this program have written various unique stories which possess literal, philosophical and psychological richness. Some critics believe the efficiency of such stories in different countries depends on their relevance to the moral criteria and cultural values of countries. The present study which is a kind of descriptive-analytical one based on library sources aims to analyze literal, philosophical and psychological richness of Little Black Fish (Mahi Koucholou-ye Siyah) by Samad Behrangi. The findings reveal this story has high richness in terms of the three criteria, although there are some weaknesses. Correcting these weaknesses, Little Black Fish (Mahi Koucholou-ye Siyah) can be read and used in P4C program leading to richness of this program in order to be localized in that country.