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10.Orko Reads Furaha A Story By The Fireplace. (A Caretaker's Cuddle)
To calm themselves down during a comfortably cold night, Orko reads Furaha the story of a grasshopper trying to get a blueberry by the warmth of their glowing fireplace. This is one of the many moments that show Orko and Furaha have a friendship so cuddly it outlasts any other friendship, and that the warmth of friendship can forever be the warmth of a friendship with a caretaker too. Of course, there's nothing like a story to calm someone hyper down.
9.Orko Looks For Furaha Under The Bedclothes. (A Caretaker's Baby)
The scene in the Thundercats 2011 episode 'Native Son' where Clawdus' former wife tries to find baby Tygra under a pink silk blanket really warms my heart, alongside scenes where Tygra finds out about the new baby she and her husband are having and watches his mother die as Lion O is born. Well, history has to repeat sometimes, and during Furaha's baby years with her caretaker, he loves looking for her under the duvet, because she sleeps with him just so she isn't alone. The duvet is fluffy and white...and very cuddly.
8.Building Blocks (A Caretaker's Baby)
Orko and Furaha's friendship isn't without a little bit of play in their lives, and that includes not just imaginary, stimulating play like Bluey, but toys too. This goes for a set of plastic building blocks which Orko uses to make towers with Furaha and teach her the alphabet. Once he reaches C however, Furaha crawls onto the blocks and knocks them all down, causing Orko to comically think a giant is knocking down his only work (the tower) and crawl away laughing and calling for help, until Furaha crawls all over him, both of them laughing happily.
7.The Beach (A Caretaker's Cuddle)
Going to the beach makes for a cuddly day with your caretaker, especially if he's a magical wizard from Trolla who used to be neglected during his years in Eternia. Now on Earth, Orko lives out many adventures with his best friend Furaha. Furaha and Orko go to their favourite place of all - the beach. Orko applies blue zinc suncream and a white sunhat with a red ribbon to Furaha so she can be safe in the sun, and they enjoy building sandcastles, splashing in the sea and having a nice picnic with ice cream they got from the ice cream stand. Pure and simple Summertime joy.
6.The Blanket Fort. (A Hug For A Caretaker)
I was inspired by the Kipper episode 'Looking After Arnold' to do this. In the original scene, Kipper and Arnold make a house under the table with all of Kipper's toys, lots of pillows and blankets and later a delicious cake with yellow icing and cherries. Yum! The same goes to the scene in A Hug For A Caretaker, where Orko and toddler Furaha make a blanket fort - the cosiest, snuggliest, huggiest one yet - and spend time pretending they're in their very own house when Orko is living in his own house with the cub he takes care of. They spend time relaxing, drinking cocoa and sharing cake in their fort, and Orko even relaxes Furaha by telling her a story. Cute...!
5.Queen Of The House (A Caretaker's Baby)
When you're the ruler of the house, you get to make your own rules - especially if it's Yes Day. Orko pretends that his baby friend is a queen who rules over the whole household, and he is her servant. He brings her all her soft toys, but one rule applies - her servant will always be her caretaker. He hugs his queen, saying she's the best queen ever - even if she has so many toys! Do queens have lots of toys when they're younger? Eh?
4.Furaha Crawls All Over Orko. (A Caretaker's Baby)
Wow, I must've used A Caretaker's Baby a lot today! Anyway, this extract is at the very start of the vignette, where baby Furaha wakes Orko up by crawling all over his body and tickling his shadowed nose with her small, fluffy tail, causing him to wake up and see her. He then engages in a morning hug with her, and tickles her tummy, even though he's just woken up. What a lovely way to start the morning!
3.The Country Farm. (A Caretaker's Cuddle)
Okay, NOW we're onto something different. Furaha and Orko visit a country farm, where they see lots of different animals like cows, sheep, horses and pigs, and Furaha even gets to stroke some of them. Orko even reminds Furaha that getting dirty in mud is fine, but touching pigs may well give her germs. Now we know it's not just sneezes and coughs that cause germs. Orko and Furaha also buy a punnet of strawberries to enjoy at the beach later on, and watch two baby goats playfully butting their heads together. These two goats are inspired by two goats I saw at the animal farm, named Bonnie and Clyde, who were always fighting. "STOOOOOP FIGHTIIIING!!" Okay, Furaha and Orko don't say it in this story.
2.Hiding Under The Duvet. (A Hug For A Caretaker)
As part of Hugging Day (which is today, and is the setting for this vignette), toddler Furaha hugs Orko first thing in the morning, then they hide under the duvet like it is their very own cave. When I had my cats, whenever I was in bed, my old cat Mushroom used to play Cavies with me, which is crawling under the duvet like a cave lion. This is repeated in A Hug For A Caretaker, where Furaha pretends to be a lion prowling under the duvet, and Orko keeps a sharp eye out for her...until Furaha pounces onto him, causing him to fall over backwards with the duvet off the bed, with Furaha on top of him. Luckily, they're both not hurt and they hug again.
1.Bath Time. (A Caretaker's Baby)
SERIOUSLY?! Does THIS have to be number 1 on the list? A Caretaker's Baby is overly repeated on this list, just like Teen Titans Go on Cartoon Network! That show sucks! Anyway, in this scene, Orko fills a small blue bathtub with warm water and soft, thick bubbles and gives Furaha a nice, soft bath, complete with a little squeaky yellow duck and a plastic yellow and red boat, which Furaha tries to sink. Orko even gets out bubble mixture and blows bubbles for her. When it's time for Furaha to get dry, Orko dries her so much she becomes fluffed up, and he has to use a soft-bristled brush to make her fur sleek and smooth again. Aaawwww, what a nice little cub...
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