The greedy Heron

A heron was on its way home carrying a fish it just caught from a river. It decided to take a walk to the other side of the river before eating the fish. As it was crossing the bridge over the river, it looked over the rail to the river below. It was surprised to see another heron just like itself staring back.

It was that the other heron was carrying that interested it. Its mouth watered at the sight of an enormous, fresh squirming fish. This other fish looked so much tastier than its own that, without a thought, it flew down from the bridge into the water. It tried to snatch the fish from the other heron, but it disappeared. It dropped its own fish into the rushing river. The fish, which was still alive, enjoyed its freedom, then swam deeper into the river.