Scarecrow
A scarecrow is a figure usually made of sticks. It looks like a person. It is dressed in old clothes. A farmer puts a scarecrow in a field after he has planted seeds. He hopes the scarecrow will frighten birds away from the field. Some birds — such as crows and sparrows — eat the seeds the farmer plants. He does not want the birds to do this. If the birds eat the seeds, the farmer will not have a big crop of things to eat.[1]
Scarecrows in stories and literature
Scarecrows are sometimes characters in stories. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a story about a scarecrow who comes to life in "Feathertop". The most famous storybook scarecrow is probably the one in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
Scarecrow Media
A scarecrow wearing a helmet (Japan)
Circle of scarecrow children at Joe's Scarecrow Village
Scarecrow of The BFG at Norland Scarecrow Festival, West Yorkshire, England
Urchfont Scarecrow Festival, Ali Baba
A scarecrow known as "Bungkhyachaa" in Nepali in a cauliflower field in Nepal
Scarecrow near Hui'an, China
Scarecrow. Drawing by Carus. Postcard from 1910–1915.
Scarecrow at Madikai Ambalathukara
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (ed.). (2007). "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles". 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923324-3.
