Neighborhood Dummy (Literally!) This dummy never moves. It is a kind of scarecrow to frighten erstwhile bandits or neighborhood kids away. The same house has a gang of bulldog watchdogs patrolling the inner fenced garden. (Tomas Photo, 2010)Here's an old song, but still, it touches you:
"Gonna lay down my heavy burden
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside.
Ain't gonna study war no more."
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