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The Scarecrow Counts to Twelve
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Wren reads fast. The notebook says: bring the scarecrow something it lost, before sundown. On the last page is a pressed, dried sunflower and the words, "This was the first thing it ever guarded. Give it back." Wren grabs the flower and runs for the field, sun already sinking low.
Wren reaches the scarecrow as the sun touches the hills. They press the dried sunflower into its straw hand. The button eyes soften. "You remembered me," it whispers. The arm lowers for good. By morning, the eleven families have come home, and the field grows golden sunflowers where it never did before.
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