Page 13 - ESL EBook 4

They were sticks stuck in the ground

with big rags tied to the top. When the

wind blew, the rags flapped and frightened

the birds.

As time went on, farmers began

making better scarecrows. They nailed a

second stick across the top of one in the

ground. Now the scarecrows had arms and

could wear old shirts.

When farmers stuffed the shirts with

straw, the scarecrows began to look like

real people. Some even had faces.

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