Wally's got a bad case of the "I wants!" All his friends have way cooler stuff than he has, and he hates it. Even his prayers have turned into, "Dear God, gimme gimme gimme. And, oh yeah, gimme some more." But then Dad drags the family to Africa on an aid project, and Wally gets majorly lost in the wilderness. He is attacked by hiccupping hippos, rampaging rhinos, and a herd of baboons—who definitely don't brush after every meal. Rescued by a boy his age, Wally finally learns what really counts in life and the key to real happiness.