King Sacco has been a great warrior, and has acquired slaves and wealth. A friend asks him for a slave-boy from his household, and promises to treat the boy like a son. The king gives a boy; but the new master treats the boy harshly, works him hard all day, gives him little food and no clothes, flogs him, and makes him sleep in the bush. One day the slave-boy steals his master’s wealth and runs away. The master goes to the king to complain. The king says he is reminded of what once happened between Bush-King and Grasshopper. Bush-King and Grasshopper were fast friends, and Bush-King invited Grasshopper to visit his country and have “big play." Grasshopper accepted; but, when he went to take his place at the feast spread in honor of Bush-King’s return, they told him to step back, the food was not for him, he was to return the next day. At night they told him to sleep in the bush. In the morning, Grasshopper climbed up into a tree at the gate of the town, and waited for Bush-King and his people to pass underneath. Everybody knows that Grasshopper’s long arms are covered with sharp spikes. As Bush-King passed under the branch, Grasshopper dropped down on his back and brought his right arm down heavily on his neck. "What have I done to be so treated by you?" cries Bush-King. "Nothing much," says Grasshopper, “I want to remind you of your broken promises. I am a stranger in this country; but they tell me that all the chop, the houses, and beds belong to Bush-King." And Grasshopper brought his left arm down heavily on the other side of Bush-King’s neck. Bush-King cried for help; but Grasshopper jumped to the ground and disappeared in the bush. To this day Grasshopper is remembered in Bush-King’s country. King Sacco concludes, “My friend, it is only natural for the mistreated to seek revenge."