A Baron with magical powers finds out that his son will marry a poor girl. Of course the Baron does not want that to happen! The best way to stop his son from marrying the girl is to kill her. But each time the Baron tries to kill her something happens to save her life. But the Baron plans to keep trying until the girl is dead.

Young Learners Classic Readers provide beginning English-language learners enjoyable and easy reading practice of famous stories from around the world. Young English-language learners will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency with the easy-to-read adaptations included in this varied collection of well-known tales for children.
Each story includes:
• A short introduction
• A picture gallery of characters
• A story including full-color illustrations and highlighted dialog for easy recognition of spoken language
• A short playlet
• A word list with pictures
• Audio recordings