▁its ▁body ▁is ▁a ▁g low ing ▁furn ace ▁of ▁fire ▁which ▁allows ▁the ▁creature ▁to ▁bre at he ▁out ▁smoke . ▁Its ▁sm ok y ▁breath ▁blank ets ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁like ▁a ▁thick , ▁black ▁fog ▁with ▁an ▁a rom a ▁of ▁salt ▁and ▁pe pper . ▁It ▁is ▁bigger ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁men ▁and ▁fe eds ▁on ▁any ▁living ▁thing . ▁Like ▁most ▁other ▁animals ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁O z , ▁the ▁Rak ▁can ▁speak . ▁The ▁Rak ' s ▁vague ▁descri ptions ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁story book ▁lead ▁one ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁Rak ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁drag on . ▁ ▁In ▁T ik - T ok ▁of ▁O z , ▁the ▁Rak ▁is ▁briefly ▁encountered ▁by ▁Queen ▁Ann ▁Sof orth ▁and ▁her ▁army ▁and ▁wounded ▁by ▁gun fire . ▁Although ▁its ▁j aw , ▁wing ▁and ▁leg ▁are ▁broken ▁by ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁Rak ▁does ▁not ▁die , ▁as ▁everything ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁O z ▁lives ▁an ▁en ch anted ▁life ▁and ▁cannot ▁die . ▁ ▁The ▁Rak ▁appears ▁in ▁Dor othy ▁and ▁the ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z . ▁ ▁Sc are c row ▁ ▁The ▁Sc are c row ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z , ▁when ▁he ▁joins ▁Dor othy ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁W izard ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁bra ins . ▁When ▁the ▁W izard ▁leaves ▁O z , ▁he ▁makes ▁the ▁Sc are c row ▁r uler , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁holds ▁until ▁the