A Spoiled Lizard

Mrs Keeper says I'm a very spoiled bearded dragon.

I don't see why.

It's not as if I can spoil myself.

I get a spa almost every night.  I think I mentioned this before.

That's because the human employees think I need more humidity.

Scaleless skin under UV rays and all.

I don't know.  I just like UV rays and hot sun.

They help me digest.  And they make me happy.

I'm not happy about living in a glass enclosure though.

It's so boring.  I want to get out! Out!  Out!  Out!

So I complain and scratch on the glass doors.

Until they hear me and help me to come out for a while.

The human employees want me to stay in the enclosure.

Because there's a heat lamp and UV lamp in there.

So I wouldn't get cold and stiff and sick.

I understand that.  But it's still so boring.

I want to get out!  Out!  Out!  Out!

Sometimes it makes me so depressed, I don't want to eat any more.

What's the point of eating when you can't leave a heat lamp?

Once I didn't eat for 4 days.  Mrs Keeper got really worried.

So we had a talk.

She promised to let me do REAL sun-baking in the garden whenever she could.

That makes me happy.

When I'm outside and happy, I can eat 50 crickets!

It's been raining for days and days though.

Mrs Keeper promised I could go out as soon as the sun came out.

Today the sun finally came out!

She kept her promise.

I lay in the sun for an hour.  I was happy.

Mrs Keeper brought out the crickets.  My, was I hungry!

Then it started to drizzle.  Halfway though my meal.

Mrs Keeper leaned over me, so I could keep eating.

It rained harder.

I looked up at Mrs Keeper.  She got the point and leaned closer.

I kept eating.

The rain got heavier and heavier.

Mrs Keeper yelled at Mr Keeper: "Bring me an umbrella!  NOW!!!!"

Mr Keeper ran out of the house with an umbrella.

I ate 35 crickets.  Didn't want any more.

I looked up at Mrs Keeper.  She got the point and carried me inside.

I lay under the heat lamp with my full belly.

Very happy.

Mrs Keeper had to go and change her wet clothes.
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