King Midas was a very greedy king. Even though he was very rich he always wanted for more and more. One day, he called his court magician and commanded, “Find me a spell that can get me more treasures than I already have.” The magician said, “Your majesty, I can give you a power that no one else in this world has. Anything that you touch will turn into gold.” The king was glad with his good fortune. Everything he touched turned into gold. He turned trees, grass, tables, chairs, flowers, and vases into gold. He thought that he must be the richest man in the world.
But, the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes, and everything turned to gold. He looked out of the window and saw his daughter playing in the garden. Then, he sat to have breakfast and King Midas felt really worried. His food turned into gold the moment he touched it. He was getting hungry and he said to himself, “I can’t eat and drink gold.” Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged her and she turned into a gold statue.
The king was upset and started crying. The magician who gave the spell came again and asked the king if he was happy with his golden touch. The king said he was the most miserable man. The magician asked, “What would you rather have, your food and loving daughter or lumps of gold and her golden statue?” The king cried and asked for forgiveness. He said, “I will give up all my gold. Please give me my daughter back because without her I have lost everything worth having.” Then, he said to the king, “You have become wiser than before” and he broke the spell. He got his daughter back in his arms and the king learned a lesson that he never forget for the rest of his life.
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