A Dramatic Contest in the Night

The back patio light, which has a motion-sensor, came on - so my son opened the door to see what had set it off. A raccoon had just climbed up one of the plastic chairs and was reaching for for a mug my husband had forgotten on the patio table.

Raccoon(seeing my son and putting a firm paw on the mug possessively): GROWL!

Son: GROWWWWLLL!

Raccoon: GROwwwwl?

Son: GROOWWWWWLLLL!!!

Raccoon: growl...

Son: GRRRROOOOWWWWWLLL!!!

Raccoon: 0.o

My son wins the rights to the mug; the defeated challenger scampers off into the dark.