The Scarecrow is a beautiful short story by Satyajit Ray, a popular author from Calcutta. The story is very interesting to read. This is one of the important chapters of Alternative English class 12-AHSEC
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The Scarecrow Summary
Mriganko Mukhopadhyay, a popular author from Calcutta gets stranded near a paddy field as his car runs out of petrol on his return journey from Durgapur. While he sends his driver Sudheer to Panagarh to fetch petrol, he decides to stay back and relax in the car.
After his driver leaves, he gets out of his car, lights a cigarette and takes a look around. He finds himself standing all alone in the middle of a deserted road with endless stretches of barren paddy fields on both sides.
On the western side of the road, where there are two huts in the distance with no signs of habitation, he notices a scarecrow warning a red and black printed shirt. Mriganko Babu feels as though he has seen someone wearing that shirt before.
As he tries to recall the person, the scarecrow suddenly comes to life and introduces himself as Abhiram, an old servant who had worked for his family for twenty years and was turned out on the charge of stealing a gold watch that Mriganko Babu had received as a wedding gift.
Abhiram again pleads innocence and asks Mriganko Babu to look for the watch under his wardrobe at his house. Abhiram also tells the sad story of his death after being afflicted with dropsy following his return to his village. On reaching home, Mriganko Babu finds the watch under the wardrobe as stated by Abhiram.
