Ishmael

A bored ad exec is cruising the want ads in the paper when he stumbles across a strange listing for a job. The pay is incredible, and the description of the position is very vague. He calls the number listed and speaks to a man who responds in a voice that sounds like he's been gargling with pebbles. The would-be applicant finally gathers enough information to realize he's talking to a gorilla, not a man, and is hired on the spot. Ishmael isn't an easy taskmaster--he makes his new hire work long hours, memorize his favorite poems, do all sorts of odd jobs around Ishmael's apartment--but he still seems like an interesting guy to work for until he tells his employee about his next project: a book about whales. As it turns out, Ishmael wants the man to write this book for him and will contribute nothing but more grueling tasks and insults. Can this writer persevere and make something of himself?