  The present empirical information on the strangeness form factors indicates
that the corresponding $uuds\bar s$ component in the proton is such that the
$uuds$ subsystem has the flavor spin symmetry $[4]_{FS}[22]_F[22]_S$ and mixed
orbital symmetry $[31]_X$. This $uuds\bar s$ configuration leads to the
empirical signs of all the form factors $G_E^s$, $G_M^s$ and $G_A^s$. An
analysis with simple quark model wave functions for the preferred configuration
shows that the qualitative features of the empirical strangeness form factors
may be described with a $\sim$ 15% admixture of $uuds\bar s$ with a compact
wave function in the proton. Transition matrix elements between the $uud$ and
the $uuds\bar s$ components give significant contributions.
