"Who is this who brings ivory?" asked the Chief.
"It is Moyo of the Rivoswe country," someone volunteered.
"Oh, the man who is said to have broken our laws. See, he brings two tusks and they are large ones."
"Yes, the tusks he brings are large ones," remarked several of those in the Council House.
"Who accuses this man of law-breaking?" demanded the Chief.
There was no reply. All knew their master's weakness for ivory.
The Chief addressed Moyo: "Tell me, old man, what mischief was in your heart when last you left my village?"
Moyo pointed to the tusks. "I went to hunt elephants for the Chief. For long I hunted before I killed. When I had killed, I brought my ivory to my Chief. I am no law-breaker. Is it against the law for the Chief's slave to hunt elephants for the Chief?"
"If," answered the Chief, "to bring me ivory is to break the law, let many break it. Who accused this man?"
As no answer was forthcoming, the Chief accepted the ivory.