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Ben couldn’t wait to go to Uncle Darrell’s farm. There, he could pick apples and pumpkins (南瓜). He ran to the field when arriving with his parents. In the field, he saw Uncle Darrel and thousands of crows (乌鸦).

“What’s going on?” Ben asked.

“Hey, Benny. I’m just driving away these crows. They’re trying to eat my pumpkins and apples,” Uncle Darrell said.

“Where’s the scarecrow?” Ben asked. Uncle Darrell usually had a large scarecrow to keep the birds away.

“It fell apart (解体) during the last rainstorm. I don’t have time to make a new one right now.”

“I’ll make a scary (吓人的) one for you.”

“You will? I thought you wanted to pick pumpkins and have fun,” Uncle Darrell said.

“I do, but this is more important. I need a shirt, some pants and a pumpkin to make the scarecrow,” Ben said.

“There are a lot of those in the house. Help yourself.”

Ben ran into the house and found an old pair of pants and a shirt. Then he ran back outside and picked the pumpkin he’d found earlier.

“Can I use the hay?” Ben asked.

“Sure. Anything else you need?”

“Yeah, a long piece of wood.”

Uncle Darrell helped Ben find the piece of wood and put the pumpkin on the top of it.

“I can take it from here,” Ben said. He stuffed (填充) hay in the clothes and put them on the piece of wood, too. Then Ben drew the scariest face he could think of on the pumpkin.

“Whoa, that is one scary scarecrow,” Uncle Darrell said. “Let’s see if the crows think it’s scary.”

Ben and Uncle Darrell placed the scarecrow in the middle of the field. Then they backed away and waited to see if the crows came back. None did.

“We did it!” Ben cheered.

“Yes, Ben. It’s the scariest scarecrow ever.”