The adult world finds A-Wang at an early age. He sees the death of a friend, who is bitten by a poisonous snake, and is separated from a beloved cow. He gradually realizes that he'll never be able to escape his natural-born flaw, and even comes to appreciate it: "A scarecrow only has hands and has no fingers.
其實阿旺在割斷臍帶當大人的過程中，歷經同儕阿灶被毒蛇咬死、與心愛的老牛分別，他似乎也慢慢理解，身體上先天的缺憾，既然無法避免，便要加以釋懷：稻草人只有手，卻沒有手指。