Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life.   Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure.   Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page afte...