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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aJacobi, Carl,
_d1908-1997
245 1 4 _aThe Dangerous Scarecrow
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-27
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Dangerous Scarecrow" by Carl Jacobi is a short story that falls within the realms of science fiction and fantasy, written in the early to mid-20th century. The tale revolves around the interplay between imagination and fear, where ordinary occurrences are imbued with an unsettling atmosphere. The narrative centers on two scarecrows named Mr. Maudsley and Mr. Trask, who are anthropomorphized by two children, Jimmy and Stella, leading to an exploration of themes like childhood innocence, folklore, and the haunting shadows of past rivalries. In this story, Jimmy and Stella's innocent fascination with their farm's scarecrows takes a dark turn when they learn about the rivalry between their ancestors associated with each scarecrow. As the children engage in imaginative play, they unwittingly revive a malevolent spirit tied to Mr. Trask. When Jimmy presents a mysterious voodoo knife to Mr. Trask, it sets off a series of eerie events culminating in a violent encounter between the two figures. The climax reveals a chilling connection between folklore and reality, leading to a grotesque conclusion where Mr. Maudsley is decapitated in a haunting reenactment of the children's playful imaginings, leaving them to grapple with the implications of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHorror tales
653 _aSiblings -- Fiction
653 _aFarms -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66394
999 _c107216
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