"Set in England and New Zealand, these four short stories are funny, sad and often cruel. ""Penguin Readers"" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. ""Penguin Readers"" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from ""Easystarts"" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: ""Contemporary"", ""Classics"" or ""Originals"". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comp