the prince was very sorry when he heard this. "how can i crush the oil out of all this mustard seed in one day?" he said to himself; "and if i do not, the king will kill me." he took the mustard seed to the old woman's house, and did not know what to do. at last he remembered the ant-raja, and the moment he did so, the ant-raja and his ants came to him. "why do you look so sad?" said the ant-raja.