Zuko's BIG Day

It all started last week, when Cat took Zuko out for a jaunt. She wanted to take a little walk to get in some exercise. A light bulb flashed above her head.
"I know," she said. "I'll take Zuko!"
So Cat put Zuko on her shoulder and brought a bag with her in case Zuko was too scared to face the REAL WORLD.
Zuko sat on Cat's shoulder as she walked down the end of their street and turned right onto another street. His eyes were bulging as he took in all of the sights and sounds of urban life: cars passing by, streetlights aglow, crickets singing, and the smell of summer flowers in the air.
Zuko scrambled from Cat's right shoulder to her left shoulder, trying to get in different angles or perhaps for a more comfortable position. He didn't like it when she walked too fast; it was too bumpy!
But then when they came to the park, he wanted to be let down. Cat was afraid. He was such a little guy compared to squirrels and cats and dogs. She didn't want anything happening to him.
She put him in the sandbox and hovered close by. He didn't care for and instead when running onto the grass, sniffing around trees like a miniature dog. In fact, that's exactly what Cat thought: that he was just like a mini MINI dog!
She scooped him up and put him on the slide. He was too chicken and climbed down the stairs. So she took him again and went on the slide with him. Whoa! What a ride!!
He went on another slide all by himself and then Cat and Zuko went on one final slide ride together.
Cat picked Zuko up and put him on her shoulder. She continued to walk down the street, this time turning onto a busier street.
Zuko, however, having loved the freedom of running on the grass, kept wanting to be let down.
After several attempts, Cat held him in her hands close to her stomach. He waited patiently enough, but when they got to another big park, he ran happily around on the cool grass.
Daddy was coming home from work, so Cat told Zuko that it was time to go back. She walked quickly at times and Zuko protested. She offered him the bag she had brought, but he wanted nothing to do with it. So she held him in both hands on her chest, close to her heart, and he seemed to feel comforted by the gesture. Zuko had one more big run in the first park he had played in, and then Cat and Zuko returned home.
When Zuko got home, he was played out! It was Zuko's BIG DAY and he wanted to rest!!
Of course, Zuko being Zuko, he rested for not even half an hour before bounding out of his cage and making a bee-line for TROUBLE in the bathroom. Oh, ZUKO!! You're incorrigible!! But you're so LOVABLE!