def get(self, columns=None):
        """
        Execute the query as a "select" statement.

        :param columns: The columns to get
        :type columns: list

        :rtype: orator.Collection
        """
        models = self.get_models(columns)

        # If we actually found models we will also eager load any relationships that
        # have been specified as needing to be eager loaded, which will solve the
        # n+1 query issue for the developers to avoid running a lot of queries.
        if len(models) > 0:
            models = self.eager_load_relations(models)

        collection = self._model.new_collection(models)

        return collection
Execute the query as a "select" statement.

        :param columns: The columns to get
        :type columns: list

        :rtype: orator.Collection