'Read With Me' adopts the 'look-say' approach, introducing learners to the first 300 most frequently used works in the English language. Pronunciation and meaning are learned through gradual introduction and careful repetition.
Many years ago, deep at the bottom of the sea, stood the coral palace of the Mer-king. He had six beautiful daughters. But the youngest mermaid was the loveliest of all.
In the evening Peter and Janet telephoned to the other members of the Secret Seven, and told them about the meeting, and the enormous tin of chocolate biscuits.
'If you'd like to bring something to drink - orangeade or lemonade, for instance - we'll provide the mugs,' said Peter.
Soon all the members knew of the meeting and Peter put down the telephone for the last time. “Phew - I do hate telephoning,' he said. 'Everyone wants to be so chatty!'
"Well, you sounded pretty chatty yourself when you spoke to George and Colin,' said Janet. ‘And what a pity Susie came to the telephone when you wanted to speak to Jack!
So all the animals gathered at one place. They had their babies with them. Juno went to all the animals one by one. When she saw a flat-nosed baby of a monkey. she remarked, "What an ugly baby! This baby can never get a prize at any rate."
The monkey's mother was deeply hurt by Juno's insulting comment. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered into the baby's ear, “Don't bother, my dear child. I love you most dearly. To me you are the most precious prize. I don't want any other prize. May God give you a long life."
While the Queen spent her time admiring herself in the mirror, Snow White worked long hours in the castle. She always did her chores with a smile, often singing while she worked. One day, as she drew water from the well, she sang a song about her fondest dream. She wished a handsome prince would come to the castle and carry her away.
The copper pot saw the earthen pot and said, "My friend, you are made of soft mud, and are weak. Come closer to me, if you wish. I will protect you from harm.”
"Thanks for your good feelings for me," said the earthen pot. “But I dare not come closer to you. You are so strong and sturdy. I am so weak and fragile. By chance, if we crash into each other, I will shatter into a thousand tiny bits. If you are really my well-wisher, please keep away from me."
Saying so, the earthen pot smoothly floated away from the copper pot.
One day the peacock saw a crane on the bank. He looked at it and turned his face away. Then he rudely looked at it and turned his face away. Then he rudely said to the crane, "What a colourless bird you are! Your feathers look so plain and dull."
The crane said, "Your feathers are surely beautiful and mine are not. But so what? With your feathers you cannot fly very high, while my feathers can carry me high up in the sky." Saying this he flew away. The peacock stood foolishly.
One nice morning the merchant received a message from the port that one of his lost ships had survived the disaster and had returned to the port. Jubilant with the news, the merchant at once became ready for the long journey to the port. Before leaving, he asked his daughters, “My dears, what should I bring in my return journey?".
The eldest daughter Bliss happily placed the demand of a beautiful dress, whereas Blossom, the second daughter sought a beautiful necklace as her gift. Pretty Beauty did not want anything as such. She wished her father a very happy journey and asked him to bring only a lovely rose.
As the years passed, the town began to grow bigger. More and more people came to live there. Slowly, the townsfolk grew rich. It was a wonderful place where the Sun always seemed to shine, flowers always seemed to bloom and there was plenty of good food for everyone. The people were always happy.
One day, something really strange upset the peace and joy of the people of Hamelin. The whole town of Hamelin was suddenly flooded with rats. This had never happened in Hamelin before.
A huge flock of crows became a great nuisance to a farmer. The crows would swoop down on his cornfield and destroy the crop. The angry farmer decided to get rid of them.
One day he spread a net in his filed. Then he scattered some grain on it. The crows saw the grain. They came down to eat the grain. They were caught in the net. The farmer was glad to see the trapped crows. He said, "You robbers, now you will meet the end you deserve." Just then he was surprised to hear a pitiful sound of cooing. So he looked carefully and found a pigeon among the the crows.
Once upon a time, there lived a shepherd named Raja in a village. He played the flute so beautifully that the villagers loved to listen to him play it. They would forget everything as they listened to the wonderful tunes of the flute. They believed that he could even charm wild beasts with the music of his flute. Raja was in love with a shepherdess named Rani. He had told her many times that he loved her. But she would never pay attention to him. Due to this, he was always trying to impress her in some way or another. Knowing that most people liked to listen to his flute, he would play very sweet songs for her. Listening to Raja's music, wild beasts would begin to dance.
The duck ran here and there. His throat was dry and he could not even quack. Then he saw a high wall and flew up to its top. There below him, he saw a blue, sparkling lake full of animals and birds swimming together, happily! There were ducks, geese, swans, flamingos, pelicans, cranes and a hippo.
Once there were twenty-five tin soldiers that stood straight and tall. Each one wore a red and blue uniform and held a gun on his shoulder. One soldier had only one leg because the toymaker did not have enough tin to finish the second leg.
Seeing the condition of the donkey man removed the load from his back. He placed the whole load on the back of the horse. Then they walked on to the market again Then the horse thought, "I did not share the heavy burden of the donkey. Now I will have to carry the whole burden all the way to the market."
Once upon a time, there lived a little red hen. She had made her house on a tree. While leaving home for somewhere, she would always carry scissors, needle and some thread in a the pocket of her apron.
The Mountain God said, "Thank you, Madam, for considering me a suitable match for your daughter. But I am not the most powerful. The King of Rats is more powerful than I. He and his fellowmen nibble at my sides and make burrows and tunnels inside my rocky body."
There lived a couple of farmer. They had five sons. They were young, strong and hardworking. But yet there was no peace in the family because they always quarrelled with one another. Sometimes, they even fought. The farmer wanted his sons to stop quarrelling and fighting. He wanted them to live in peace. Plain words of advice or rebuke did not have much effect on these young people.
The old farmer always thought what to do to keep his children united. One day he found an answer to his problem. So he called all his sons together. He showed them a bundle of sticks and said, "Sons, I want any of you to break these sticks without separating them from the bundle."
