This African folktale follows a poor boy from a small village through his journey to a large market. There he learns of a rich man named Minu. In the end he learns a valuable lesson from Minu.

Compass Readers is a 70-book 7-level collection of readers designed for elementary to intermediate learners of the English language. Learners will enjoy reading this unique array of fiction and nonfiction graded readers. The series has been creatively designed to develop English language learning through structured academic design.

This series includes:
Fiction and nonfiction readers with downloadable audio
Level and age appropriate topics and themes
Subject matter covering nature social studies science & technology history and biographies
Carefully chosen vocabulary covering essential high-frequency English words
A glossary and index featuring key terms at the back of each reader
A downloadable teacher's guide