A king and queen have a daughter. She is very special to them. They have a special party for her. The king and queen ask seven fairies to come to the party. But they forget the eighth fairy. She is angry! The angry fairy puts a magic spell on the baby. When she is older, she will hurt her finger and fall asleep. The girl will never wake up! But one fairy still has a gift to give the baby. She changes the magic spell. A kiss from a prince can break the eighth fairy's spell."". With Young Learners Classic Readers, Young English language learners will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency with these easy-to-read adaptations of well-known tales for children. Each reader includes the following features: Features: A short introduction about the author and/or story A picture gallery of important characters before the story A story including full-color illustrations and highlighted dialog for easy recognition of spoken language A short playlet for classroom performance A picture dictionary of less familiar words for beginning readers An audio recordings of the story, playlet, and word list A companion workbook for each title