Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was extremely fond of gold. Although he had a lot of gold, he wanted more. He thought if he had the golden touch, he would be the happiest man. 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. He picked it up. As he touched it, the apple turned into gold. He could hardly believe his eyes.
Then whatever he touched, everything turned into gold. Then the king went back his palace with A very happy mood. As he entered his house, his little daughter Mari ran up to him and he took her in his arms, But alas! There was a statue of gold in his lap. His dearest daughter turned into gold. The king was struck with horror and his-happiness turned into sadness. The king cried out in anguish.
He prayed to god to take back the gift of his golden touch. Immediately the wise god took the golden touch away and the girl became human again. The king became very happy getting back his dear daughter. Then he understood his fault and became generous.
