“Mommy, why is that funny man dressed like that?”
“I guess the people who made him just used whatever they had, Jessie.”
“But. . . well, what’s wrong with his face?”
“Honey, he isn’t real. He’s a scarecrow. He’s supposed to scare the crows away from the corn.”
“Well, I don’t think it’s very nice to give him a lumpy face. And patchy clothes. And make him stand there all stiff.”
“He’s not real, Jessie.”
“Does he scare the crows?”
“Sometimes.”
“Not always? Then they should take him down.”
Mommie sighed. “Yes, they should. That would give me a rest!”
Just Writing! 
The kid has a point – do scarecrows actually do any good?! 🙂
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I don’t know, but people still make them. Not that doing so is indicative of their usefulness 🙂
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If it’s not working, stop doing it. Children have such an inescapable logic
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Yes. They tend to see things as YES or NO.
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A rest…but momentarily…because something farther down the road
will catch the child’s attention and more questions will explode. 🙂
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As someone once sang, There are more questions than answers…
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She’s inquisitive and blessed to have a patient mother ❤
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where di you meet my great grandson Jax? He has 10 more questions for any answer.
Delightful
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I had four of my own little questioners :). I promise I’ve never met Jax. 🙂
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Questions, questions. Sometimes a child’s questions show a brilliant curiosity.
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Yes. If we shut down their questions, we’re shutting down an inquisitive mind. Sometimes we have to admit that we just don’t know.
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Poor Mom, the job is never done. Child logic is fun though.
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And often makes good sense!
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The kid has a point, why take up real-estate when you aren’t doing anything? But then I know real people like that too 🙂 Nice kid’s voice Linda!
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Thank you 🙂
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Dear Linda,
This reminds me so much of my eldest son as a child. The questions were seemingly endless. Nicely done…no doubt the voice of experience. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes. Four little questioners.
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Difficult to see who gets the most benefit from a scarecrow. Maybe the farmer’s children make them, affording the parents a few hours peace. Certainly they don’t seem to keep the birds off the crops to any substantial degree.
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I think the crows figured them out centuries ago 🙂
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Children so often analyse the answers we give them to their questions – and sometimes they raise some very good points! Delightful, Linda.
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Thank you 🙂
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what an inquisitive kid. he’s got more questions than parent can handle. 🙂
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I like how you show us the inquisitive child, innocent but so correct. A such a tiresome moment for adults when the questions just keep coming.. Lovely story.
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Thank you 🙂
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Ah, kids. The constant questions 🙂
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It’s how they learn, and learn to think.
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Inquisitive is good. When they stop asking questions is when it’s time to worry.
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I definitely feel for the mom in this one. Fun story that made me grin.
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At least it’s good that she’s so interested in things, though it can lead to many unanswerable questions
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I agree that children do ask good questions which cause you to think. Even though it gets tiresome, it’s better to allow them to ask away. They have inquisitive minds.
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I tried to help my kids, as early as possible, how to find their own answers. That was before anyone ever heard of the internet. They became quite good at using the library 🙂
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Poor mommy sounds at the end of her tether!
Nicely shown exasperation
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