Wise Men and a Mule

A ragtag committee of locals—Magpie Simpkins, Judge Steele, Buck Masterson, and a few outspoken strangers—gathers in a dusty tavern to plot the town’s biggest show. Their agenda? Find a shining star and a proper camel‑like beast for a desert‑themed spectacle, all while dodging bureaucratic hiccups and each other’s flamboyant ideas. The dialogue crackles with slang, one‑liners, and a palpable sense that anything could happen before the first curtain lifts.

Enter Maud, a towering mule with a glass eye, a crooked neck and a disdain for humans—a creature as stubborn as the town’s old legends. When the opportunistic Wick Smith tries to barter her for a distant tribe, the whole group spirals into a wild chase filled with tall tales and half‑hearted promises. Listeners are treated to a slapstick, western‑flavored ride that balances quick‑witted repartee with the rough‑and‑tumble charm of frontier life.