Gorilla is a collection of 5 short stories all with a central animal Samson the gorilla's sexual frustration provides some unexpected entertainment for a group of young children at a zoo; Bambi the goat is to be dinner for 3 young Americans in Sinai, Egypt; Wagoo the Tiger gets romantically involved with a British Intelligence operation; a pigeon makes a couple of contributions to a romantic dinner for two and a vomited oyster plays a key role in the final story.