INSTRUCTIONS

1. Watch the video and tell your group to take notes or remember the story to their
best ability.

2. Cut out the strips in parts (so that it’s not so difficult) and give one bundle (part)
to each group.

THE LEGEND OF THE SCARECROW

Once upon a time, there was a scarecrow, a scarecrow who

had no friends.

One day, the scarecrow did something forbidden.

They flew away as if they were afraid of him.

The work was not hard, but indeed, it was very lonely.

He offered the birds some seeds.

Days and nights passed by with no-one to talk to.

But even so, the birds didn´t seem to care.

The only thing he could do was to look at the birds.

The scarecrow wondered why no-one wanted to be his friend.

Each time they flew by, he´d wave at them.

But they would never answer him.

He worked in a wheat field.

And so time went by till, one cold night, a blind crow fell at
his feet.

Humiliated, the scarecrow replied: “It´s not true! Take me, for
example.”

The scarecrow told the crow how he wrapped the bird in a

scarf and gave him seeds to eat.

Before the crow flew away the scarecrow asked

And the crow explained that the job of the scarecrows was to
scare the poor birds.

They are evil and despicable… they are monsters!

The scarecrow decided to take care for him.

“I’m not evil, and I’m a scarecrow.”

After several days, the blind crow got better.

The crow was shivering and starving to death.

why the birds never wanted to be friend with the scarecrows.

And one more time, the scarecrow was left with no friends.

The scarecrow wanted another job, he no longer wanted to

frighten birds.
that could only be the work of the devil.

Terrified, the farmer woke up all his neighbors.

That same night, that scarecrow made a decision

He told everyone that his scarecrow had come to life and

Seeing his scarecrow talking, the farmer screamed

And the scarecrow was screaming but nobody cared except

for a few crows flying around.

But it was too late and they couldn´t do anything.

His friends told him that the villages were burning a windmill
where a scarecrow with a very long

Then, the blind crow told them that he was the good
scarecrow who once had saved his life.

One of them was the blind crow.

The scarecrow burned.

scarf was trying to hide.

Moved by the story, the crows longed to save the scarecrow.

The crows waited until dawn,

because his ashes now were flying with his new friends.
took the ashes of the scarecrow and flew high up, very high in
the sky and up on high,

the blind crow and all his friends decided to dress in

mourning.

The wind carried the ashes all across the county

In memory of the tragic death of the scarecrow

and when the flames had died down, they went up to the
remains of the windmill,

The ashes flew side by side with all the birds.

This way, the scarecrow never had to be alone again,

they scattered the ashes through the air.

And this is why, to this day all crows are black,

in memory of the scarecrow who wanted to be friends of the

birds.
 Vocabulary:

Wheat = the grain of any cereal grass

Forbidden = not allowed

To shiver = to tremble, to shake

To starve = to be extremely hungry

Despicable = hateful, awful, evil

to frighten = to scare

to mourn = to be sad and to wear black

clothes after someone’s death

to scatter = spread, throw all over

windmill = a building with sails or vanes that turn

in the wind and generate power to grind corn into
flour.
 Questions:

1. How many Tenses are used to tell the story?

2. What is the story about? Can you retell the story in your own words,
using the Past Tenses?
3. “He told everyone that his scarecrow had come to life and that could
only be the work of the devil.” When did the underlined event take
place in the story? What tense is the underlined verb in?
4. Can you find a verb used in the Past Continuous Tense in the story?
Why did the author use the Past Continuous there?
5. When is the Past Simple used in the story and why?
6. Can you find all the irregular verbs in the story? There are 14. Write
them on a list containing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd form.
7. How many syllables do these words have and where would you put
the stress: despicable, scarecrow, humiliated, forbidden, neighbor.
8. Define the following words: humiliate, village, ash, tragic, to be moved
by something, to reply.
9. Think of 5 Adjectives to describe the scarecrow and 5 Adjectives to
describe the crows in the story
10. What do you think is the lesson to be learned from this story?
 SOLUTION

Once upon a time, there was a scarecrow, a scarecrow who

had no friends.

9. One day, the scarecrow did something forbidden.

8. They flew away as if they were afraid of him.

3. The work was not hard, but indeed, it was very lonely.

10. He offered the birds some seeds.

4. Days and nights passed by with no-one to talk to.

11. But even so, the birds didn´t seem to care.

5. The only thing he could do was to look at the birds.

12. The scarecrow wondered why no-one wanted to be his

friend.

6. Each time they flew by, he´d wave at them.

7. But they would never answer him.

2. He worked in a wheat field.

And so time went by till, one cold night, a blind crow fell at
his feet.

10. Humiliated, the scarecrow replied: “It´s not true! Take me,
for example.”
5. The scarecrow told the crow how he wrapped the bird in a
scarf and gave him seeds to eat.

6. Before the crow flew away the scarecrow asked

8. And the crow explained that the job of the scarecrows was
to scare the poor birds.

9. They are evil and despicable… they are monsters!

3. The scarecrow decided to take care for him.

11. “I’m not evil, and I’m a scarecrow.”

4. After several days, the blind crow got better.

2. The crow was shivering and starving to death.

7. why the birds never wanted to be friend with the

scarecrows.

And one more time, the scarecrow was left with no friends.

3. The scarecrow wanted another job, he no longer wanted to

frighten birds.

7. that could only be the work of the devil.

5. Terrified, the farmer woke up all his neighbors.

2. That same night, that scarecrow made a decision

6. He told everyone that his scarecrow had come to life and

4. Seeing his scarecrow talking, the farmer screamed

And the scarecrow was screaming but nobody cared except

for a few crows flying around.

7. But it was too late and they couldn´t do anything.

3. His friends told him that the villages were burning a

windmill where a scarecrow with a very long

5. Then, the blind crow told them that he was the good
scarecrow who once had saved his life.

2. One of them was the blind crow.

8. The scarecrow burned.

4. scarf was trying to hide.

6. Moved by the story, the crows longed to save the

scarecrow.

The crows waited until dawn,

8. because his ashes now were flying with his new friends.

3. took the ashes of the scarecrow and flew high up, very high
in the sky and up on high,

10. the blind crow and all his friends decided to dress in
mourning.

5. The wind carried the ashes all across the county

9. In memory of the tragic death of the scarecrow

2. and when the flames had died down, they went up to the
remains of the windmill,

6. The ashes flew side by side with all the birds.

7. This way, the scarecrow never had to be alone again,

4. they scattered the ashes through the air.

11. And this is why, to this day all crows are black,

12. in memory of the scarecrow who wanted to be friends of

the birds.

6. IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE STORY:

Be Was/were Been
Have/has Had Had
Forbid Forbade Forbidden
Fall Fell Fallen
Tell Told Told
Get Got Got
Give Gave Given
Fly Flew Flown
Make Made Made
Wake up Woke up Woken up
Come Came Come
Go Went Gone
Hide Hid Hidden
Leave Left left
1. There are 4 tenses in the text, namely, Present Simple (for stating true
facts), Past Simple (for consecutive facts and contrast with the Past
Continuous), the Past Continuous (for longer actions in contrast to
short sudden actions and for background actions) and Past Perfect
(for past actions before other past actions).

4. The crow was shivering and starving to death – Background actions

to the main story

And the scarecrow was screaming but nobody cared except for a few
crows flying around. Longer actions in contrast to Past Simple facts.

5. The scarecrow told the crow how he wrapped the bird in a scarf and
gave him seeds to eat. Consecutive short actions in a story.

7. des-pi-ca-ble, scare-crow, hu-mi-li-a-ted, for-bi-dden, neigh- bor

8. humiliate – to belittle someone, village – a settlement smaller that a

town, ash- what is left after burning something, tragic – something very
sad, to be moved by something – to get emotional about something, to
reply – to answer

9. scarecrow – kind, lonely, caring, friendly, nice, misunderstood

Crow – ungrateful, regretful, blind, unfriendly, misled, grateful and

honorable (in the end)
COMPLETE SCRIPT
THE LEGEND OF THE SCARECROW

Once upon a time, there was a scarecrow, a scarecrow

who had no friends. He worked in a wheat field. The
work was not hard, but indeed, it was very lonely. Days
and nights passed by with no one to talk to. The only
thing he could do was to look at the birds. Each time
they flew by, he´d wave at them. But they would never
answer him. They flew away as if they were afraid of him.

One day, the scarecrow did something forbidden. He offered the birds some
seeds. But even so, the birds didn´t seem to care. The scarecrow wondered
why no-one wanted to be his friend.

And so time went by till, one cold night, a blind crow fell at his feet. The
crow was shivering and starving to death. The scarecrow decided to take
care for him. After several days, the blind crow got better. The scarecrow
told the crow how he wrapped the bird in a scarf and gave him seeds to eat.

Before the crow flew away the scarecrow asked why the birds never wanted
to be friend with the scarecrows. And the crow explained that the job of the
scarecrows was to scare the poor birds. They are evil and despicable… they
are monsters! Humiliated, the scarecrow replied: “It´s not true! Take me, for
example.” “I’m not evil, and I’m a scarecrow.”

And one more time, the scarecrow was left with no friends. That same night,
that scarecrow made a decision. The scarecrow wanted another job, he no
longer wanted to frighten birds. Seeing his scarecrow talking, the farmer
screamed. Terrified, the farmer woke up all his neighbors. He told everyone
that his scarecrow had come to life and that could only be the work of the
devil.
And the scarecrow was screaming but nobody cared except for a few crows
flying around. One of them was the blind crow. His friends told him that the
villages were burning a windmill where a scarecrow with a very long scarf
was trying to hide. Then, the blind crow told them that he was the good
scarecrow who once had saved his life. Moved by the story, the crows
longed to save the scarecrow. But it was too late and they couldn´t do
anything. The scarecrow burned.

The crows waited until dawn, and when the flames had died down, they
went up to the remains of the windmill, took the ashes of the scarecrow and
flew high up, very high in the sky and up on high, they scattered the ashes
through the air.

The wind carried the ashes all across the county. The ashes flew side by side
with all the birds. This way, the scarecrow never had to be alone again,
because his ashes now were flying with his new friends. In memory of the
tragic death of the scarecrow the blind crow and all his friends decided to
dress in mourning. And this is why, to this day all crows are black, in
memory of the scarecrow who wanted to be friends of the birds.