All the parrots have been taken away from the garden to decorate a bird banquet for foreign guests. The little girl wonders why the emperor didn't have the opportunity to approach him earlier. She tells him that there are lots of talents in the kingdom, and they're also very good at mathematics. She asks the emperor to follow her lead until the banquet is over. She wants to know if there's a way to solve a math problem. The emperor forgives her, but she's still not satisfied. She wonders how the little girl managed to solve the math problem when even she was unable to. She's so impressed that she tells the emperor that she wants a parrot. He agrees to let her choose one of the birds in the garden.