It is impossible to imagine that this should have such an effect as it had, for the fowls would not only not come at the corn, but, in short, they forsook all that part of the island, and I could never see a bird near the place as long as my scarecrows hung there.
Es imposible imaginar el efecto que tuvo esto pues, al poco tiempo, abandonaron aquella parte de la isla y no volví a verlos por allí mientras estuvo mi espantapájaros.