Once upon a time, there was a farmer named John who lived in a windy town. He grew the finest corn in all the land, but every night, the wind would come and blow the corn all over the place. So, John decided to build a scarecrow to scare the wind away. He put the scarecrow in the field and went to bed.

The next morning, John woke up to find that the scarecrow wasn't doing its job - the wind was still blowing the corn all over the place. So, he climbed up on his trusty tractor and drove out to the field to see what was wrong. When he got there, he found that the scarecrow had fallen over, and the wind was using it as a trampoline to jump higher and further!

John quickly picked up the scarecrow and propped it back up, but this time, he gave it a little twist so that it would spin around in the wind. The scarecrow started spinning and the wind was so scared that it ran away! From that day forward, the wind never bothered John's corn again.

And that's the story of how John the farmer outsmarted the wind with his creative scarecrow!

Reflections

1. What was the farmer's problem with the wind and his corn?
2. What did the farmer do to solve the problem?
3. How did the scarecrow help protect the corn?
4. Why was the wind scared of the scarecrow?
5. What lesson did John learn about creativity and problem-solving?