He hated crows. They were always picking on him. Literally. His eyes were long gone. They sat on him. Shat on him. Mocked him in his failure of what he was meant to be.
For many years he’d stood there. He’d never moved a toe, he didn’t even have one. He had no possibilities. No hope. The crows were eating his head.
A crow was sitting on his shoulder right now. Nibbling on his neck. Sticking it’s beak into a hole where his ear would have been, pulling out the straws that would have been his brains. That’s when it happened. One of his fingers moved.
After all this years, he moved a finger. He looked at his hand. This was the biggest moment in his existence. His hand shot out, caught the bird by it’s neck. The other crows flew away. They hadn’t expected this.
The crow fell to the ground, his hand connected to it. It was shaking. He saw his arm (yes, with no eyes, that’s how scarecrows with consciousness work), long, glittering in the light, moving like a… snake. It crawled out of the glove. It was a snake. The scarecrow watched as the snake devoured the crow slowly.
He couldn’t move, after all. Stupid thing to believe, anyway. He was a scare crow. Things were better, though. He had a friend.
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Snake and scare crow bffs 🙂 such a lovely story
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Thank you! Everything goes better with friends:)
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Good work, really enjoyed this.
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Thank you!
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No entity is truly alone. Nicely done.
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That’s it. Never dispair. Thanks!
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AKA, The Scarecrow’s Revenge? 😉 Neat story, and I enjoyed the annoyed POV of our straw friend.
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Thanks! It has to be annoying not to be able to move, especially if you have no one to help you:)
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Definitely. To be trapped in a cage of your own body… *shudder*
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Good way to get claustrophobia, that one. I think Grim’s Crypt has a story about that.
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A failed scarecrow but a successful snake. Wonder if the snake is a friend or just an opportunist?
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We’ll never know. So far he seems to be more of help than of burden, at least. The scarecrow is happy with that.
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I think there’s a lesson for us all here.
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There is. Maybe about patience, friendship or maybe we are just stuck in the dirt until help comes along.
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Well yes indeed.
I also like the idea of a whole mess of snakes moving in, he’d be like a really bad news zombie.
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Hehe, maybe there are eggs…;)
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YES!!!!!!!
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By the way, check out the images on the link… Talking about zombies…
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Gaaaaaaaagh. WOW! That’s one hell of a scarecrow.
I so want to make one.
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There is an easy way…. Moahahaha!
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Hahahahaha hahahahaha 💀
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That was so cool. You are a master of the unexpected.
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Thank you! That warmed my heart:)
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Dude. I’m reminded of your story with the shoe* and the curtains, like how this kind of thing occurs to you. Am also thinking of things like how there is light “without” the sun and stars being created “yet” [although the scarecrow had eyes and the crows messed them up]. Conscious scarecrows. Fun and curious reading.
* Was it a shoe? I’m not sure I remember.
(Seems like the picture I remember is a shoe.)
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Thank you for reading, Marleen! It was a horned shoe flower:) I’m not sure if I understand what you mean with the light thing, but the scarecrow sees without eyes simply because he does;) I’m happy you liked it!
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I enjoyed that a lot. It’s like a fairy tale for adults, simple and fun. Makes me reconsidering the daily beatings I give my own scarecrow (it never stops the kelpie’s from eating my turnips).
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You need a snake, my friend. Your scarecrow would be thankful. Thank you.
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I might go see what I can round up in the woods then.
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Haha, hahaha!
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This is a great story. Well done. So pleased I read it. Lots of possible ideas here. Very inspiring.
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Thank you!
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Great story. One up for the forgotten people I think.
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Thank you! 🙂 Who’s the forgotten people?
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Those whom fate has decreed should always be the ‘scarecrow’ – kept down by the powers that be.
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I didn’t expect that, and neither did the crow! Haha. Fantastic.
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The crow definitely had a surprise coming. Happy you liked it!
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This is fantastic I really enjoyed it. Crows are clever, wicked creatures. Scarecrows are more like us, usually with a little more consciousness than your average mechanical man clacking about the earth these days spoiling more than he should. Great sense of justice in this piece. I wonder who’ll eat the snake?
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Haha! The bluebird, which is a type of crow, is said to be the only bird proven to have the ability of recognizing it’s own reflection, an ability considered a sign of elevated intelligence and self awareness. So clever they are. The snake’ll be OK, don’t worry. He has the perfect hiding place;)
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Love this story about the scarecrow who couldn’t scare crows.
And now thanks to the snake, he’s able to sing that old James Taylor song (that is if he could sing), “You’ve got a friend…”
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He probably can’t sign, no… He would though. He would sign merrily about friendship if he only had the chance. Thanks for stopping by, I’m glad you liked it.
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I like this very vivid. All five scenes get tapped into and it flows so Smoothly.
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Thank you for feedback:)
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A bittersweet tale and a favourite of mine yet. Th scarecrow jut need some straw wings and a little bit of fairy dust and perhaps..one day..he can fly away.
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Haha! Some fairy dust would come in handy for sure… I’d have some myself;) Thanks!
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Thanks for the follow. Nicely creeped out by your stories too…
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I’m happy to hear that:) Thank you!
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Haha! Always nice when a friend shows up!
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Sure is! What would one do without friends?
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One very scared crow!
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Scared to death 😀
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Brilliant as always. Whenever I’m in mood for something creepy yet interesting, I know where to find it.
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