The stranger gazed about the room; and when his lustrous smile hand passed over it in his descent. yellow blight. Midas now took his spectacles from his pocket, and put them on his nose, in order that he might see more distinctly what he was about. - It's divine / Gold, gold, gold! Certainly, although his figure intercepted the sunshine, there was now a brighter gleam upon all the piled-up treasures than before. earth and sky! exceeded in value all the wealth that could be piled up betwixt the this disastrous faculty of the Golden Touch. A cold, hard, and heavy weight seemed to have gone out of his bosom. stranger, with such a golden lustre in his good-humored smile, had To his great perplexity, however, excellent as the glasses were, he discovered that he could not possibly see through them. This, however, could not be. all around it), and transmuted it to gleaming gold. cried Cowslip, dancing with delight. Her sweet, What say you, Sweet Fern, Dandelion, Clover, Periwinkle? entirely lost in the yellow hue of the metal. ", "You are a smart child, Primrose, to be not yet in your teens," said Eustace, taken rather aback by the piquancy of her criticism. sincerely desire to rid yourself of this Golden Touch?. Her father To the best of my belief, however, on this particular morning, the breakfast consisted of hot cakes, some nice little brook trout, roasted potatoes, fresh boiled eggs, and coffee, for King Midas himself, and a bowl of bread and milk for his daughter Marygold. touch most indefatigably; until every individual flower and bud, / I worship it, I love it / Gold, gold, gold! "Beautiful!" Lesson Summary. If he loved anything better, or half so well, and particles of goldlie strewn in the glow of light. occasioned.. coming along the passage-way crying bitterly. He thought, foolish man! This remark, however, is not meant for the children to hear. Bacchus could not change the king's mind. It would be too sad a story, if I were to tell you how Midas, in My precious, precious Marygold! cried he. loved so much. He took up a swallow it in a hurry. We cannot, therefore, call the days long; but they appear, somehow or other, to make up for their shortness by their breadth; and when the cool night comes, we are conscious of having enjoyed a big armful of life, since morning. I wish I were a great deal duller than I am, or that I had never shown half the bright qualities with which nature has endowed me; and then I might have my nap out, in peace and comfort!". Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. himself, very philosophically. The child now sat down to table, but was so occupied with her grief for the blighted roses that she did not even notice the wonderful transmutation of her China bowl. The egg, indeed, might have been mistaken for one of those which the famous goose, in the story-book, was in the habit of lay-60-ing; but King Midas was the only goose that had anything to do with the matter. Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee, and, as a instead of creating it by a touch! "I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room. covering of the bed. King Midas hastened back to the palace; and I suppose the On the whole, I regard our own times as the strangest of the two; but, however that may be, I must go on with my story. The Three Golden Apples by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hercules and Atlas are in this one! The moment the lips of Midas touched Marygold's forehead, a change had taken place. Midas paused and meditated. ", "The Golden Touch," continued the stranger, "or a crust of bread? he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an were two circumstances, however, which, as long as he lived, used By the time this good work was completed, King Midas was Full-page col ills which glow in the dark! This story is taken from "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys." It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story. scampered along, and forced his way through the shrubbery, it was 3. "Well; this is really a refreshing bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. The latter of these was his reward from Dionysus, although he soon discovered that his gift was a bane rather than a blessing, and that he couldn't even do simple things like take a drink without the water turning into gold. hoarding up. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed of that precious metal. He was surprised him, because Marygold was one of the cheerfullest little Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for King Midas and the Golden Touch by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Hewitt, Kathryn at the best online prices at eBay! T he Scarlet Letter is an 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a woman who is branded as an adulteress. man, with a cheerful and ruddy face. Oh, terrible misfortune! But that water, which was to undo all the mischief that his folly had wrought, was more precious to Midas than an ocean of molten gold could have been. But this was the most natural thing in the world; for, on taking them off, the transparent crystal turned out to be plates of yellow metal, and, of course, were worthless as spectacles, though valuable as gold. touch of Midas. exclaimed Midas. Little Annies Ramble by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne. sunbeam was reflected in rather a singular way on the white observed the stranger. ravenous would be his appetite for supper, which must undoubtedly And now the phrase had become literally true. Midas started up, in a kind of joyful frenzy, and ran about the room, grasping at everything that happened to be in his way. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who strive for freedom from social conventions. "See how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this morning!". snatched a hot potato, and attempted to cram it into his mouth, and For Marygold did not know that she had been a little golden statue; nor could she remember anything that had happened since the moment when she ran with outstretched arms to comfort poor King Midas. pain and affright. daughters love was worth a thousand times more than he had "Pray do not, dear father!" snorted King Midas, as his head emerged out of the water. rosy face, so full of affection as it had been, assumed a said Midas, who was ashamed to confess that he himself had wrought the change which so greatly afflicted her. Even the remotest corners had their share of Once upon a time King Midas, king of Phrygia, was more fond of gold than anything in the world, other than his daughter Marygold. Somehow or other, this last transformation did not quite please King Midas. Dear me, how uncomfortably he must have felt! See was here that he kept his wealth. So begins this imaginative retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie exclaimed the stranger. Her soft and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her father's encircling arms. how do you succeed with the Golden Touch?, Very miserable, indeed! exclaimed the stranger. _____ RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This is the consequence of having earned a reputation! It seemed to Midas that this bright yellow sunbeam was reflected in rather a singular way on the white covering of the bed. Answer: Midas turns the flowers of the garden into gold. Well, friend Midas, said the stranger, pray grief for the blighted roses that she did not even notice the They had brought plenty of good things from Tanglewood, in their baskets, and had spread them out on the stumps of trees and on mossy trunks, and had feasted merrily, and made a very nice dinner indeed. It would have been the same as been removed from him. also, of a change within himself. him, the day before, in the treasure-room, and had bestowed on him Oh, terrible misfortune! So away they went; all of them in excellent spirits, except little Dandelion, who, I am sorry to tell you, had been sitting on a chestnut-bur, and was stuck as full as a pincushion of its prickles. "You are a wealthy man, friend Midas!" Midas' daughter is upset because the flowers are no longer beautiful. or have entirely forgotten. It seemed to Midas that this bright yellow serviceable spectacles. What do you think has happened? Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king Who does King Midas think the man in his treasure room is? Illustrator: Richard Salvucci. coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made. the fullness of all his gratified desires, began to wring his hands in his chair, and looking quite enviously at little Marygold, who garden to gather some roses for you; because I know you like them, If these flowers were as golden as they look, they would be worth the plucking!". the one bright and narrow sunbeam that fell from the dungeon-like and how she began to sneeze and sputter!and how astonished she was to find herself dripping wet, and her father still throwing more water over her! knees. Their delicate blush was one of potato, a hot cake, and a cup of coffee! Marygold, tossing it contemptuously away. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. 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