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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