Ollie’s Scarecrow Who Wanted to Dance
Every night, the old scarecrow wishes he could dance. Ollie has a plan.
In the middle of the cornfield stood an old scarecrow named Stitches. All day he watched the crows. All night he watched the stars. And every night, he sighed, ‘I wish I could dance.’
Ollie the pony heard the sigh. ‘Poor Stitches,’ said Ollie. ‘He stands there all alone.’ Ollie had an idea. He asked Percy the puppy and Noah the mouse to help.
That night, under the full moon, the animals crept to the field. Percy played a jig on a tin whistle. Noah took a bit of straw string from Stitches’ arm and tied it to a tree. Ollie took another.
Then, one, two, three, they pulled the strings. Stitches’ arms swung. His legs swayed. He twirled this way and that, like a puppet in a play. ‘I’m dancing!’ he cried. ‘I’m really dancing!’
They danced until the sun came up. The next morning, Stitches stood in the field again, as still as ever. But he had a big smile on his face. And every full moon after, they did it again.
The little lesson
Wishes can come true when someone cares enough to help.
Let’s talk about it
- What do you wish for?
- How did Ollie make the scarecrow dance?
Finish stories to collect Ollie as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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