one day the young grey bird saw a huge, elegant bird, white as the sea and with features just like hers fly around wolf island, just skirting the water and plunging his great beak into the sea, fishing with great skill.  

astonished, she asked the green heron just what bird that was. the green heron responded, chidingly, that it was the great white heron, the best fishing bird in all the land. 'but you won't get anywhere wanting to fish like him,' the green heron said.