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A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett
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Tonight's bedtime story is A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. Published in 1886, it is the story of a young girl named Sylvia who moves to the countryside to live with her grandmother. She meets a young hunter searching for a rare bird and must decide whether to tell him she saw it while exploring the woods.
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