'Little People' E-mail Zips Through Rural Alaska Anchorage Daily News

An email making the rounds in the wilderness homes of Alaska warns of the dangers of the "ircenrraat," legendary little people suspected of abducting unwary humans. The native Yup'iks believe the ircenrraat are real, and the story making the rounds over the internet tells of a small boy who claims to have been abducted by these legendary beings. What's behind the ancient legend of the ircenrraat and the small boy who claims they abducted him?