Feathertop

Based on a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story but with a far happier ending.  Mother Rigby needs a scarecrow for her garden and on a whim decides to bring him to life.  Her plan to play a prank on Judge Gookin and his daughter has unintended consequences.

 "What if I should let him take his chance among the other men of straw and empty fellows who go bustling about the world?"