Once upon a time, there was a greedy king called Midas. He was extremely - fond of gold. Although he had a lot of it, he wanted more. He thought if he
had the golden touch, he would be the happiest man in the world. The desire of having more and more gold afflicted ( him all the time. Once he was strolling about in his large garden. The thought of the golden touch was also haunting him at that time. A wise god granted his wish promptly . Half an hour later, as the king was sitting under an apple tree in his garden, suddenly a ripe apple fell beside him. The apple looked so delicious that a desire to enjoy its taste rose in him. He picked it up. As he touched it, the apple turned into gold. He could hardly believe his eyes. "At long last, I've had the magical power_ the golden touch. Now. I'm the happiest man in the world," the king cried out in extreme excitement. The lure of golden touch made him so excited that he forgot his desire to enjoy the apple and even his consequent inability to do that. However, from then on, whatever he touched, everything turned into gold. As he entered his palace , his little daughter ran up to him and he took her in his arms. Instantly she turned into gold.
The king was struck with horror . He could realize the danger of the golden touch. The touch took away his loving daughter. His greed rewarded him with the lifeless golden statue of his little innocent daughter. The king cried out in anguish trs He felt that golden touch never can make one happy. It is only the contentment of mind that can make one happy. Immediately the wise god took the golden touch away and the girl became a lively human being again.