“May it please your majesty to release the bee?”
“And you, too, have a good heart; your wish is granted.” And the king ordered the release of the prisoners.
They were immediately set free, and all the ants conducted them out of the ant hills, while the cricket, full of joy, sang along the road:
“Zi zi zi and zi zi zi,
May our lord the king live joyfully,
And all his people as well as he.”
Merry have we met,
And merry have we been;
Merry let us part,
And merry meet again.