Project Gutenberg 2021-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 148 Jacobi, Carl 1908 1997 Jacobi, Carl Richard The Dangerous Scarecrow Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Dangerous Scarecrow" by Carl Jacobi is a short story that falls within the realms of science fiction and fantasy, written in the early to mid-20th century. The tale revolves around the interplay between imagination and fear, where ordinary occurrences are imbued with an unsettling atmosphere. The narrative centers on two scarecrows named Mr. Maudsley and Mr. Trask, who are anthropomorphized by two children, Jimmy and Stella, leading to an exploration of themes like childhood innocence, folklore, and the haunting shadows of past rivalries. In this story, Jimmy and Stella's innocent fascination with their farm's scarecrows takes a dark turn when they learn about the rivalry between their ancestors associated with each scarecrow. As the children engage in imaginative play, they unwittingly revive a malevolent spirit tied to Mr. Trask. When Jimmy presents a mysterious voodoo knife to Mr. Trask, it sets off a series of eerie events culminating in a violent encounter between the two figures. The climax reveals a chilling connection between folklore and reality, leading to a grotesque conclusion where Mr. Maudsley is decapitated in a haunting reenactment of the children's playful imaginings, leaving them to grapple with the implications of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Horror tales Siblings -- Fiction Farms -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 42106 2025-07-26T09:08:54.300748 text/html 18356 2024-10-18T16:24:33 text/html 449977 2025-07-26T09:08:56.306234 application/epub+zip 448824 2025-07-26T09:08:54.831767 application/epub+zip 70579 2025-07-26T09:08:54.518748 application/epub+zip 483230 2025-07-26T09:08:57.502248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476117 2025-07-26T09:08:56.072313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98019 2022-09-29T20:34:08.252429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35968 2025-07-26T09:08:54.194779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16162 2024-10-18T16:24:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17209 2025-07-26T09:08:57.631264 application/rdf+xml 26574 2025-07-26T09:08:54.670276 image/jpeg 4720 2025-07-26T09:08:54.591780 image/jpeg 1122591 2025-07-26T09:08:54.321755 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 en.wikipedia