I do want to clarify: Old Mag is saying “I can’t climb a tree,” specifically for herself. My best encounter with raccoons in real life involved one high in a tree. I got out of a car, and locked eyes with one and after a moment IT SCREAMED and so I SCREAMED and then my sister SCREAMED and we were all just SCREAMING when my Dad opened the front door and called “WHAT IS GOING ON” lol!!! (The raccoon dashed away)
But—Old Mag is speaking for herself, as a character. She is a very old raccoon, and a queen. And while humans are also noted tree climbers, much the same… I can’t climb a tree, lol! Not a high one anyway. This story is based on something that really happened in our neighborhood about a year ago, I’ll try to share the true story soon once this arc has passed. But much like Beatrix, a neighborhood cat was stuck high in a tree and all of our cats and our neighbors’ cats were at the windows wailing for two nights before she was finally spotted!
I do want to clarify: Old Mag is saying “I can’t climb a tree,” specifically for herself. My best encounter with raccoons in real life involved one high in a tree. I got out of a car, and locked eyes with one and after a moment IT SCREAMED and so I SCREAMED and then my sister SCREAMED and we were all just SCREAMING when my Dad opened the front door and called “WHAT IS GOING ON” lol!!! (The raccoon dashed away)
But—Old Mag is speaking for herself, as a character. She is a very old raccoon, and a queen. And while humans are also noted tree climbers, much the same… I can’t climb a tree, lol! Not a high one anyway. This story is based on something that really happened in our neighborhood about a year ago, I’ll try to share the true story soon once this arc has passed. But much like Beatrix, a neighborhood cat was stuck high in a tree and all of our cats and our neighbors’ cats were at the windows wailing for two nights before she was finally spotted!