Project Gutenberg 2012-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 170 Wormser, G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) 1893 1953 Wormser, Gwendolyn Ranger 18019926 The Scarecrow, and Other Stories The scarecrow -- Mutter Schwegel -- Haunted -- Flowers -- The shadow -- The effigy -- The faith -- Yellow -- China-Ching -- The wood of living trees -- Before the dawn -- The stillness. Produced by sp1nd, Mebyon, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Scarecrow and Other Stories" by G. Ranger Wormser is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology presents a diverse range of narratives that delve into the human experience, exploring themes of fear, yearning, and the uncanny. The opening story, "The Scarecrow," introduces us to Benny, a young boy living with his mother on a quiet farm, where a seemingly innocuous scarecrow becomes a focal point of both intrigue and dread. At the start of the collection, we are introduced to the anxious relationship between a boy named Benny and his mother. As they engage in conversation amidst the backdrop of their rustic farm, Benny expresses an unsettling fascination with the scarecrow dressed in his grandfather's military uniform standing in the cornfield. The dialogue between them reveals Benny's growing fear of the scarecrow, believing that it may beckon to him. His mother, while trying to reassure him, becomes enveloped in her own fears. The tension builds as the scarecrow takes on a life of its own under the moonlight, culminating in the ominous suggestion that Benny feels an inexplicable connection to it. This eerie opening sets the tone for the collection, suggesting that ordinary life can harbor extraordinary fears and desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40027/40027-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Supernatural -- Fiction Short stories, American Ghost stories PS Text Category: Short Stories 311807 2025-07-16T09:08:15.882506 text/html 298290 2024-10-23T09:07:54 text/html 212687 2025-07-16T09:08:20.399490 application/epub+zip 217344 2025-07-16T09:08:16.590547 application/epub+zip 177106 2025-07-16T09:08:16.227536 application/epub+zip 325476 2025-07-16T09:08:23.285456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309164 2025-07-16T09:08:20.055453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269206 2022-09-18T10:26:45.575596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289156 2023-09-17T11:55:57.531200 text/plain 269315 2024-10-23T09:07:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16452 2025-07-16T09:08:23.412449 application/rdf+xml 20392 2025-07-16T09:08:16.311495 image/jpeg 2549 2025-07-16T09:08:16.269489 image/jpeg 205817 2025-07-16T09:08:15.909522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog