I loved the stories of the Queen of Sheba, playing drums for Emperor Haile Selassie and his little dog, the Birds and Bees talking with your father, the Dance of the Flaming Arrow, and walking your housekeeper safely home through wild dog territory. Like the shark tale, I was expecting a "Hound of the Baskerville" encounter in an Ethiopian wadi—alas, your pockets full of stones and accurate aim rescued the adventure and valiantly protected the lady.