A Student is in love. The girl he loves wants only a red rose. However there are no red roses in the garden. A nightingale wants to help the student. She asks a rose tree how to find a red rose. The rose tree says the nightingale must press her breast to its thorn as she sings. As she dies a red rose will grow. It is a high price for love. Will the nightingale pay the price for the student?

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