Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Incomparable Lady. A Story of China With a Moral"
Text of the short story "The Incomparable Lady. A Story of China With a Moral" by L. Adams Beck. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Theme Worksheets
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying themes in short stories and in fables. Nine different worksheets and a PowerPoint lesson are available to help reinforce the concept of theme.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables
Work your way through the moral tales of Aesop. Table of context provides links to traditional tellings and modernized versions. Videos and original illustrations help tell the stories.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Amelia and the Dwarfs" by Juliana Horatia Ewing
This is the text of the short story "Amelia and the Dwarfs" by Juliana Horatia Ewing, a pleasant tale, with a good moral in the inside of it.