The Heron TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text <br> One day,--no matter when or where,--<br> A long-legg'd heron chanced to fare<br> By a certain river's brink,<br> With his long, sharp beak<br> Helved on his slender neck;<br> 'Twas a fish-spear, you might think.<br> The water was clear and still,<br> The carp and the pike there at will<br> Pursued their silent fun,<br> Turning up, ever and anon,<br> A golden side to the sun. COMMENTS: Visual Text The translation is in verse; a head-start on lyrics. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheHeron.pdf
