Long, long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas, He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything e in the world
One day he asked the God to give him still more gold. The God decided to p him and said: Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold. "Midas was excited w he heard this." I shall be the richest man in the world," he said to himself.
He got up early the next morning When he touched his bed it turned to gold. He began to dress and his c became gold. Midas was delighted. The king went to have his b. He took a cup of milk, but it immediately turned to gold. Then he took a piece of bread, and that also c into gold. Midas now began to feel u. It was good to be the richest man in the world. but he was hungry, and he could not eat or drink gold. He went out into the garden.
His little daughter was there. When she saw her f, she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.
Midas was now s and sad. He begged the God to take away the Golden Touch.
The God took away his Golden Touch and everything became n again. Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew now that gold did not bring happiness.
