White Heron

First published by in 1886, "e;A White Heron"e; became the title story in her collection A White Heron and Other Stories. It follows a young city girl named Sylvia who comes to live with her grandmother in the country. She meets a young ornithologist seeking a rare bird that he recently saw in the area. Should Sylvia tell him she saw the bird? She discovers her passion for the countryside ...