Nymo visits Bush-Doctor and begs for wisdom, he wants to become the insect-man in the country. Bush-Doctor tells him first to bring him Python, all the rice-birds, and Leopard’s tooth. Nymo cuts a long bamboo stick in the bush, and with it goes to find Python. He tells Python that Bush-Doctor had said Python was not as long as the stick. Python stretches himself alongside the stick, and Nymo ties him to it at each end and in the middle. He carries Python and the stick to Bush-Doctor.

Nymo makes a great fibre basket and takes it to the rice-farms. He calls the rice-birds, and tells them that Bush-Doctor had said they were not as numerous as the sparrows, and could not fill the basket. All the birds fly into the basket, and Nymo carries them to Bush-Doctor.

Nymo cuts himself a stout club, and, holding it behind himself, visits Leopard. He tells Leopard that Bush-Doctor had said that his teeth were not as white and strong as Elephants. Leopard opens his mouth to show off his teeth, and Nymo strikes out a tooth with his club. He runs with it to Bush-Doctor. “You are wise enough,” says Bush-Doctor. “My medicine tells me it would be unsafe to make you wiser.”