A woodman drops his only ax into a pool. He needs the ax to work. What can he do? Mercury comes to help the woodman. He gives the woodman his lost ax. He also gives him gold and silver axes as well! When the other woodsmen in town hear about it they want gold and silver axes too. Will Mercury help them if they just hide their axes?

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