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Ken goes birdwatching with his aunt on an autumn morning.
N4 graded Japanese story
秋の川辺の鳥
Ken mistakes a pale shape across the river for a rare bird, then uses patient observation and a guidebook to identify the real bird nearby.
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The river is quiet, and the reeds are turning brown.
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Ken sees a large white shape on the opposite bank.
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He thinks it may be a rare white heron.
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His aunt asks what evidence he can see.
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The shape does not move for several minutes.
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Ken uses binoculars without leaving the marked path.
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Wind lifts one corner of the white shape.
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They realize it is a plastic sheet caught in the reeds.
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Ken is disappointed by his quick conclusion.
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His aunt points to small tracks in the mud nearby.
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They wait quietly instead of searching through the reeds.
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A gray bird walks out from behind the grass.
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Ken notes its long legs and dark beak in words.
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They compare those features with a pocket bird guide.
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The bird is common, but Ken has never noticed it before.
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Ken sketches the beak and legs in his notebook.
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His aunt reports the trapped sheet to park staff.
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Ken writes "observed" instead of "rare" above the sketch.
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He leaves more pleased with accuracy than with excitement.