| Karakee
The Karakee, (the word is pronounced ka-rah-KEE), is a type of giant squirrel more than two feet tall with very long arms and a long bushy tail. Amazingly It has "hands" on its arms and feet like a monkey. They are very shy and spend most of their time in trees, climbing about in search of nuts and fruit. They especially like the early night hours after the sun has gone down. Karakees are very friendly towards each other and are not selfish at all. When one finds an especially good tree with lots of juicy fruit, it tells all the rest by crying out Ka ra, Ka ra, ka kee ee ee In Karakee language this simply means, "hey guys, come quick. I found a really good tree."
Of course, little kids don't understand even one word of the Karakee language so it is easy for big kids to tease them. They tell stories about hungry Karakees coming to eat them, and tell them "Ka ra ka kee" means "let's go eat some juicy, little children." It is even more convincing if you are sitting around a campfire with Karakees crying in the dark forest all around you. This is just nonsense, but what do little kids know?
It's not hard to understand how little kids can become confused. One small event explains a lot. The only thing Karakees love to eat more than nuts and berries is an armload of fresh chicken eggs. Sometimes after the sun has gone down, they sneak into a farmer's hen house and steal an armload of these tasty treats. When they are surprised at this little game, they become frightened and cry out for their mothers to come save them. Then, they throw up their arms as if to climb to safety in a tree.
Unfortunately, the words in the Karakee language for "Mother, come save me" sound just like: "AH-RAGH" Not understanding even one word of the Karakee language, it is easy to understand how a person can become confused.
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