The Legend Of The Scarecrow 2k3u4z

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Watch the video and tell your group to take notes or 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 ed 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 ed 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 Have/has Forbid Fall Tell Get Give Fly Make Wake up Come Go Hide Leave

Was/were Had Forbade Fell Told Got Gave Flew Made Woke up Came Went Hid Left

Been Had Forbidden Fallen Told Got Given Flown Made Woken up Come Gone Hidden 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 ed 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.