In a corn field stands a scarecrow called Scaredycrow who is as afraid of all the animals he sees as they are afraid of him--but one little brown field mouse is not scared.
A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley.
When the farmer places a scarecrow in the cornfield, Otis the tractor and the farm animals try to make friends, but the scarecrow remains silent with a sour look on his face throughout the summer and fall.