Balaam, the Son of B'ar From Pethor

Balaam is this soothsayer essentially. He sees someone that is recognized by the people in that area as being someone who has some kind of spiritual connection. Balaam, since the Lord said no, do not curse these people. But then what happens? The king of Moab, he amps up the lock. And it's his donkey that saves his life. We have no idea how this worked. Was his mouth moving? Was it just a voice coming from inside this donkey? However, this happened.