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The Piano

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read.

Written for Learners of English by Rosemary Border.

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One day, a farmer tells a farm boy to take everything out of an old building and throw it away. 'It's all rubbish,' he says.

In the middle of all the rubbish, the boy finds a beautiful old piano. He has never played before, but now, when his fingers touch the piano, he begins to play. He closes his eyes and the music comes to him - and the music moves his fingers.

When he opens his eyes again, he knows that his life is changed for ever . . .

Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages

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