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33. THE HERON AND THE FISHBy Tony PayneThe heron walked like a king along the grassy river bank. The otter curtseyed as the heron passed. The water vole bent his knee as the heron passed. The kingfisher bowed so low as the heron passed that she turned com- pletely upside down on the branch she was clinging to. But the otter was not being polite. The water vole was not being rev-�erent. The kingfisher was not �being respectful. They were making fun of the heron, though he didn't know it. They thought he had far too good an opinion of himself. They laughed at him behind his back.Herons are only birds. They are not Princes or Prime Ministers, Presi-dents or pop-stars. They are defin- itely not Kings, even if they walk like Kings on grassy river banks. In other words, they are nothing spec- ial.They just think they are. They parade along in a very high-minded fashion with their noses in the air. Or they would do if they had noses. They have long beaks instead. Everything about the heron is long – he has a long beak, long neck, long body and long legs. The heron has especially long legs. And al- though the heron walks along the grassy river bank on his especially long legs, he only stands on one of them, so he has a spare. There is one good thing to be said of herons: they have great pat-�ience. When fishing he can stand quite still for hours waiting for their supper. 1He was quite snappy if the otter and the water vole and the king-�fisher were there before him �because they made such a kafuffle. They were always doing things, these lesser creatures. They chat- tered. They swam. They dug holes in the river bank. They did �high dives and low belly-flops; all splashy, noisy, annoying things! They played games, when all he wanted was peace and quiet.Then one day he came to the river later than usual. The others had �already finished for the day. The otter was curled up on the grassy bank. The water vole was cleaning �his fur. The kingfisher was pecking a 展开>>

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