Breakfast is ready for a few visitors. This is one of the books in the Simply Stories series, which are 50-400-word books that use linguistically simple texts to tell sophisticated narratives based on situations in which adults find themselves, regardless of culture. Our readership includes beginners learning a second language, immigrants with little or no schooling in their home language who have never read books in their lives, adults who have suffered a stroke or have a form of dementia and those struggling with reading more difficult books. There is little engaging fiction written in accessible language to meet the needs of these adults.