Saturday, September 1, 2018

The Scarecrow and his Servant


The Scarecrow and his Servant
by Philip Pullman

Always fun to read a young-adult book with a message.  This one, The Scarecrow and the Servant by Philip Pullman, is a quick read.  Yes, this is the same author who wrote His Dark Material, trilogy of three books which were very popular.  This book is a bit on the lighter side. It details the story of a scarecrow who has been stolen from one farmer by another, is struck by lightning and is able to speak, walk and behave like a human!  He meets a young boy who he recruits as a servant.  The two go on a journey, eventually learning that they are being chased by the evil family of the original owner who made the scarecrow.  The scarecrow loses parts of himself on the journey, including his head (an onion), which the boy is forced to eat as he was so hungry that the scarecrow offered it.  His head is replaced with a coconut that they find on the journey.  Eventually they are caught by the police and tried for treason, but they counter-sue the evil family who has made the claims against the scarecrow.  In a strange twist, they win the court case with the help of a friendly raven, who helps to show that the scarecrow can be the rightful owner of the land that the original farmer left him, even though he was rebuilt as a scarecrow.  Evil never wins!  A nice cute story! 

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