How Solomon Donkey Saved the World Bob Livingston sat at his breakfast table, sipping coffee and watching the video feed from a security camera on the West Road out of the Donkey Hotel. Nothing much was happening, at least so far. Livingston glanced again at his newspaper, but his gaze soon returned to the video screen. Solomon Donkey looked in on his friend and guardian through the open kitchen window for some time, not without curiosity. It had been two weeks since Solomon’s return from Washington, DC. At the request of the American Secret Service, Solomon had traveled to the United States. The US President had lost the ability to understand human speech, but mysteriously could understand Donkeys. After they confirmed that Solomon could converse with the President, the kindly donkey thought that he would be able to help pass along instructions from the President’s advisors. At the last minute, the Vice President called it off...