Illustrations and lyrical text describe a bird's adventure walking down the road and meeting an odd donkey with three legs and one eye.

A satire of American politics finds a donkey and an elephant resorting to just about anything to garner votes, and after all the mud-slinging is done and the votes are tallied, they are both quite surprised by the results.

Ernest learns that he can do many things the large animals cannot do and that he is a special friend with a big heart.

"After Jasmine saves a baby goat from a dire fate, its athletic talents lead to comical mischief--and some difficult decisions"--