![]() The scarecrow also falls in love (with a beguiling broom, who is-alas!-betrothed to a rake), all the while maintaining "the inner conviction that a man of property," destined to be landlord of a place called Spring Valley. Picaresque adventures ensue: Jack and his master best a band of brigands, make their stage debut, join an army regiment and, when Jack convinces his master to desert (unbeknownst to the Scarecrow) by escaping on a raft, they get shipwrecked on an island. Does it matter that intelligence and worldliness were left out of the farmer's blessings? Not a bit: These qualities are supplied in abundance by the orphaned youngster Jack, whom the jaunty scarecrow takes on as his servant. And best of blooming luck," says the farmer who creates the straw-stuffed hero. Be courteous, and be brave, and be honorable, and be kind. ![]() ![]() ), a scarecrow comes miraculously to life in a wartorn England. ![]() In this witty and moving fairy tale from Pullman ( The Golden Compass ![]()
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