Taras Bulba, a donkey who worked at a junkyard carrying garbage to various piles was startled out of his monotony one day when the cart he was pulling began to weep and he noticed a little boy named Quigley piled in amongst the garbage. It seems Quigley had been playing hide and seek with friends and hid in a garbage can at an inopportune time, was collected in a trunk by the sanitation dept, and now was far from home. Tara Bulba offered to take him back, told him to climb up on his back and they began their odyssey through the streets and parks of the city. But the boy only knew that he lived in Bklyn, not which neighborhood. Luckily they spied a passing car being driven by a friend of Quigley’s mom and they chased it. Before long they realized they themselves were giving chase to the police, who were alarmed by the spectacle of a donkey galloping down 4th avenue. Quigley finally recognized his neighborhood in Park Slope and was able to navigate home. Quigley’s mom was cross at him for being late for supper, but grateful to Taras Bulba when she learned his role in his return. She gave Taras Bulba 10 apples, and he said goodbye and went clipclopping home to the junkyard at dusk.