THE DELICATE HERON.
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THE DELICATE HERON.
By the bank of a river,
A heron walked out,
And in it were sporting,
Pike, mackerel and trout.
Now these fish with great ease,
Our bird might have caught,
But I'll wait till I'm hungry
The silly bird thought.
At last came his appetite,
"Now I'll eat," the bird cries,
And some tench from the bottom,
Just then he saw rise.
"But these are not good enough
At this time of day,"
And he waited for better
Till all swam away.
At eve almost starved
When all other means fail,
He was right glad to sup
On a poor little snail.
