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The Scarecrows on Parade

by Shamim Padamsee

Ages 4–87 min readKindnessFree to read

Scarecrows are put up in fields to scare away birds and animals. But little Gauri thinks otherwise!

A warm-hearted village tale about a little girl who sees beauty in the raggedy scarecrows everyone else overlooks — kindness and imagination, hand in hand.

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Written by Shamim Padamsee

Illustrated by Tanaya Vyas

License: CC BY 4.0

Published by Pratham Books / StoryWeaver · via Global Digital Library

The Scarecrows on Parade (English), written by Shamim Padamsee, illustrated by Tanaya Vyas, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in

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