kids and lizards

so the other day while at the movies with a friend to see this sweet documentary 'buck' (on a horse whisperer type guy) i had a random moment. after the movie, i went into the bathroom stall and saw the tiniest and most perfect lizard on the floor. he was 'playing dead' as i've seen some lizards do, so the poor little guy must have been kicked by someone and was terrified. hopefully he wasn't in pain. so i carefully picked him up and walked outside to find some green new home to relocate him. immediately was noticed by some kids, 5 or 6 year old girl and 8 or 9 year old boy and of course they wanted to know what i had in my hand. so i showed them and we had an oh-ah-moment (he looked colorful from what we could see of his belly and what kid doesn't know lizards are cool?). i then explain what i'm doing, that we need to find him a home, and the little boy knows just where to take me. or so he says. so i follow him, 'kids have their ways' i think to myself. as we get closer to wherever he has deemed 'the perfect' home, i realize he's got some big lizard in a cage or maybe his neighbor does and that's where he's taking me! it was a female lizard and 'she would just love him' he says to me. so, call me cruella deville but i'm not taking him there, so i spy some huge plants nearby and abruptly change direction. kids are fast movers, it didn't appear to confuse them, and i explained 'he just wants to calm down and eat and be free.' so mission accomplished. the best part? how quick kids are to be your friend and come along with you. the not so best part? my friend wondering wtf is megan?