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: Farmers in rice fields used "Kakashis". These were smelly scarecrows made of old rags, fish bones, and rotting meat. The terrible smell, combined with the movement in the wind, kept hungry birds far away.

Long ago, the first scarecrows weren't even made of straw. In ancient Egypt, farmers faced a big problem: large flocks of quails would descend on their wheat fields along the Nile River. To protect their food, the Egyptians hung large nets from wooden stakes. They would hide nearby and then jump out to scare the birds into the nets so they could catch them for dinner. These net contraptions are considered some of the earliest versions of the scarecrow. pnrsamp4

: Summarize your main points and leave the reader with a final thought about the topic. 4th Grade Informative Writing Section 2: Lesson 27 : Farmers in rice fields used "Kakashis"