(panting.)
There is nothing to be done;
Carry me and put me on my charger.
Voice of the Bird.
Cock-a-doodle-do! Beware!
(A crowd of servants take him under the arms and carry him to the staircase, where his white horse awaits him. The people little by little penetrate into the palace.)
Dodon
(pointing his finger threateningly at the bird.)
O! If he had only kept that cock
Hidden in his bag!
Is the horse quiet?