A while ago there was a farmer who lived remotely in the country far away from civilisation. There he lived with his wife his daughter and his son. Not much people visit them regularly. Then one night a suspicious looking stranger appeared with some nice new clothes, these clothes were CURSED, the family didn't know what to say to the kind visitor all they could do was make small talk and say thank you for his kindness.
The family had an issue with food since crows, ravens, robins etc eating the seed in the ground. He had built a scarecrow before but that was a dull looking creature and it would occasionally mutter words; exactly like a human. But not in English - in Latin.