Percy and the Dancing Scarecrow
Every night, the old scarecrow wishes he could dance. Percy 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.’
Percy the puppy heard the sigh. ‘Poor Stitches,’ said Percy. ‘He stands there all alone.’ Percy had an idea. He asked Pearl the piglet and Sia the squirrel to help.
That night, under the full moon, the animals crept to the field. Pearl played a gentle lullaby on a tin whistle. Sia took a bit of straw string from Stitches’ arm and tied it to a tree. Percy 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 Percy make the scarecrow dance?
Finish stories to collect Percy as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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