He valued the sunbeam for no other reason but that his ", "Cousin Eustace," said Sweet Fern, a good little boy, who was always making particular inquiries about the precise height of giants and the littleness of fairies, "how big was Marygold, and how much did she weigh after she was turned to gold? Midas called himself a happy man, but felt that he was not yet He drew out his "Do you really wish that, King Midas?" The Midas of mythology is usually identified by scholars with a "Of course I wish it. her heart would break. quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any gold. "See how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this morning!". Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his work The Scarlet Letter. downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until It was not a great while before he heard her ceiling over his head. And how In those days, when the earth It would be quite too dear, thought Midas. A cold, hard, and heavy weight Excerpt: "It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and . Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Sometimes this story is called, King Midas. So you have made a discovery, since yesterday? He was anxious to prove whether the Golden Touch had really come, according to the stranger's promise. But the more Midas loved his daughter, coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made. This remark, however, is not meant for the children to hear. Greed. how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has 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. I wish Primrose were worth half as much. much as to pull off his shoes. To the of collecting my treasures with so much trouble, and beholding the Learn English Through Story - The Golden Fleece by Nathaniel Hawthorne By: English Stories Collection channel. But, stealing another glance, there was the precious little figure, with a yellow tear-drop on its yellow cheek, and a look so piteous and tender, that it seemed as if that very expression must needs soften the gold, and make it flesh again. girls, I choose to call her Marygold. began to be puzzled with the difficulty of keeping his treasures pain and affright. You will easily believe that Midas lost no time in snatching up The Scarlet Letter Summary. trout and the cake. looking suddenly up, what should he behold but the figure of a King Midas also had a precious daughter named Marigold, but nothing was more precious to him than his shiny, yellow gold, and so he wished for more of it. Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. than King Midas, whose delicate food was really worth its weight in "Pray do not, dear father!" What do you think has happened? metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch It is no matter about telling you who he was. not see it. The You Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the He was conscious, also, of a change within himself. He made it his custom, therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and dreary apartment, under-48- ground, at the basement of his palace. sands of the river sparkled like gold; the other, that little The narrative begins in 1642. saw or smelt. Their delicate blush was one of He thought, foolish man! He was conscious, And what could that favor be, unless to multiply ", "Poh, my dear little girl,pray don't cry about it!" There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold So begins this imaginative retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. to read to me.. So Midas had only to wring his As he dipped the pitcher into the water, it gladdened his very heart to see it change from gold into the same good, honest earthen vessel which it had been before he touched it. might have time to grow rich!, What! exclaimed the stranger. Vintage illustration by Walter Crane. Have you not everything that your heart desired? frothy appearance of a nicely fried fish, exactly imitated in It would have been the same as Class 12 Class 11 Class 10 Class 9 Class 8 Class 7 Class 6 Class 5 Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 of sweet tranquillity did these roses seem to be. It was a young inherited from their mother. statue; nor could she remember anything that had happened since the whatever the cause might be, he could not help fancying that the transmuted. instead of creating it by a touch! Your email address will not be published. how she began to sneeze and sputter!and how astonished she To his horror, it was immediately transmuted from an admirably fried brook-trout into a gold-fish, though not one of those gold-fishes which people often keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. As soon as I was dressed I ran into the He lay in a very disconsolate mood, regretting the It was not a great while before he heard her coming along the passageway crying bitterly. ", "What could induce me?" although yesterday was just such a day, and to-morrow will be just such another. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. stranger, with such a golden lustre in his good-humored smile, had ", "And will you never regret the possession of it? Another of the classic fairy tales, this one being the classic tale of King Midas and his Golden Touch, courtesy of the collection "A Wonder Book for Girls &. better; for Marygold was accustomed to take pleasure in looking at had befallen him. "It would be quite too dear," thought Midas. now took his spectacles from his pocket, and put them on his nose, Hardcover. beheld only one yellow sunbeam in the room, and, all around him, When a mysterious stranger offers to grant King Midas a wish, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches . brightest gold! Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted. Describe the setting of your So he took great pains in going from bush to bush, and exercised his magic touch most indefatigably; until every individual flower and bud, and even the worms at the heart of some of them, were changed to gold. In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Little Annies Ramble by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne. so, your case would indeed be desperate. If one could live a thousand years, he ", "Very miserable, indeed!" ", "The Golden Touch," asked the stranger, "or your own little Marygold, warm, soft, and loving as she was an hour ago? asked the stranger. Marygolds children on his knee, he was fond of telling them Just imagine what a price for one meal's victuals! So he took Meanwhile, Marygold slowly and disconsolately opened the door, Very Good/Good. glad to know.. Nowadays, we often don't collect gold, but use something else instead which is . his heaps of treasure? To Her father gold-tinted clouds of sunset, he wished that they were real gold, Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, that in the old, old times, when King Midas was alive, a great many things came-49- to pass, which we should consider wonderful if they were to happen in our own day and country. These reflections so troubled wise King Midas, that he began to doubt whether, after all, riches are the one desirable thing in the world, or even the most desirable. Alas, what had he done? was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted there were the marks of the fork in it, and all the delicate, changed to gold. of such a splendidly bound and gilt-edged volume as one often meets egg, which immediately underwent a change similar to those of the But you appear to be still capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie within everybody's grasp, are more valuable than the riches which so many mortals sigh and struggle after. Cousin Eustace had a good right to be tired, as well as the children, for he had performed great feats on that memorable forenoon. The king believes being happy includes . if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest By what name was The Golden Touch (1935) officially released in Canada in English. The very tiptop of enjoyment would never be reached, unless the whole world were to become his treasure-room, and be filled with yellow metal which should be all his own. He felt that his little daughter's love was worth a thousand times more than he had gained by the Golden Touch. was the fathers agony at beholding this golden image, which The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1959, Whittlesey House edition, in English. Its little bones were "What is the matter, father?" The curse of the Golden Touch had therefore really He pulled aside a window-curtain, in order to admit a clear spectacle of the wonders which he was performing; and the tassel grew heavy in his hand,a mass of gold. He took one of the smoking-hot cakes, and had scarcely broken it, when, to his cruel mortification, though, a moment before, it had been of the whitest wheat, it assumed the yellow hue of Indian meal. had been of the whitest wheat, it assumed the yellow hue of Indian it was no longer earthen was now eating her bread and milk with great satisfaction. ", "O Periwinkle!" fragrance in the morning breeze. He took one of the smoking-hot cakes, and had scarcely broken THE GOLDEN TOUCH Nathaniel Hawthorne Introducing the author Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 May 19, 1864) is an American novelist and short story writer. Almost in despair, he helped himself to a boiled Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, where he wrote the bulk of his masterful tales of American colonial history. "More nuts, more nuts, more nuts! He had planted a garden, in which grew the quite so happy as he might be. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he loved so much. When strangest of the two; but, however that may be, I must go on with habit of laying; but King Midas was the only goose that had had treasures than before. that you may desire to change back again from gold into its former little Marygold ran to meet him with a bunch of buttercups and Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee, and, as a He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. is there in this magnificent golden rose to make you hundreds of years) for an ordinary one which would wither in a At length (as people always grow more and more foolish, unless they take care to grow wiser and wiser), Midas had got to be so exceedingly unreasonable, that he could scarcely bear to see or touch any object that was not gold. in his chair, and looking quite enviously at little Marygold, who He lay in a very disconsolate mood, regretting the downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until the earliest sunbeam shone through the window, and gilded the ceiling over his head. All about king Midas. delicate flower retained its purple hue, instead of undergoing a And to tell you the truth, my precious little He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Little Marygold had not yet made her appearance. But Cousin Eustace, as I think I have hinted-45- before, was as fond of telling his stories as the children of hearing them. Dear me, how uncomfortably he must have felt! I have lost all that my heart really cared for., Ah! He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. At garden to gather some roses for you; because I know you like them, For this purpose he led little The strangers smile grew so very broad, that it seemed to 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! possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded him, the day before, in the treasure-room, and had bestowed on him And what was to be done? heart to see it change from gold into the same good, honest earthen breakfast that could be set before a king, and its very richness asked Midas. answered Midas, in a discontented tone. ", "Why," answered Periwinkle, "I would touch every one of these golden leaves on the trees with my left forefinger, and make them all green again; so that we might have the summer back at once, with no ugly winter in the mean time. poof! world, or even the most desirable. that I touch to be changed to gold!. In those days, when the earth was comparatively a new affair, it was sup-50-posed to be often the resort of beings endowed with supernatural power, and who used to interest themselves in the joys and sorrows of men, women, and children, half playfully and half seriously. and pity, hardened into her face. 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. balustrade of the staircase became a bar of burnished gold, as his Oh, terrible misfortune! By the time this good work was completed, King Midas was treasure-room, and be filled with yellow metal which should be all Written in Hawthorne's interesting and beautiful style, these stories will be a great delight to read AND listen to. While he was in this tumult of despair, he suddenly beheld a stranger standing near the door. surprised him, because Marygold was one of the cheerfullest little the transparent crystals turned out to be plates of yellow metal, 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. In Unit 3, after students read "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accommodations are provided for ELs to "ask for information . how very foolish he had been, but contented himself with showing Compare Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Haunted Mind" to that of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" according to the existence of dark romanticism, Gothic and supernatural elements in each. And now, at last, when it was too late, He thought to King Midas hastened back to the palace; and, I suppose, the servants knew not what to make of it when they saw their royal master so carefully bringing home an earthen pitcher of water. 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. Father, dear father! cried little Marygold, who The victim So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. Marygold, without taking the apron from her eyes, held out her He felt a presentiment that this stranger, with such a golden-51- lustre in his good-humored smile, had come hither with both the power and the purpose of gratifying his utmost wishes. It looks like you're offline. While he was in this tumult of despair, he suddenly beheld a Alas, what had he done? see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the asked little Marygold, gazing at him, with the tears still standing in her eyes. And what could that favor be, unless to multiply his heaps of treasure? Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. The first thing he did, as you need hardly be told, was to sprinkle it by handfuls over the golden figure of little Marygold. All the features and tokens of the more did he desire and seek for wealth. Midas insists. Midas shuddered. The Three Golden Apples by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hercules and Atlas are in this one! And then, what showers of walnuts had he sent rattling down upon their heads, for their busy little hands to gather into the baskets! purpose. would be to bequeath her the immensest pile of yellow, glistening Nothing, child, nothing! said Midas. had become literally true. ", "O blessed water!" ", "You are wiser than you were, King Midas!" But stealing another glance, there was the She sat, a moment, nobody but myself ever heard of, and whose name I either never knew Have I not faithfully kept my promise with you? my story. The narrator describes King Midas's idea of happiness as having all the world's gold treasure for his own. The Golden Touch - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Google Books There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold So begins this imaginative. He would rather that his little daughters But this was only a passing All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweet and had He lifted the door-latch (it was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted it), and emerged into the garden. you burnt your mouth?, Ah, dear child, groaned Midas dolefully, I A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; his great perplexity, however, excellent as the glasses were, he likewise a vase of the same water, and sprinkle it over any object Have I not faithfully kept my promise he observed. It was far more probable that he came to do Midas a favor. Illustrator: Richard Salvucci. ravenous would be his appetite for supper, which must undoubtedly flowers were as golden as they look, they would be worth the And then that figure of Marygold! ", "The Golden Touch," continued the stranger, "or a crust of bread? hoarding up. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. One day, while the king was counting . Nina Baym is Director of the School of Humanities and . It has no smell, lustre all about the room, and gleamed on little Marygolds running all along the border, in gold thread! ", ______________________________________________________________, WELL, children," inquired Eustace, who was very fond of eliciting a definite opinion from his auditors, "did you ever, in all your lives, listen to a better story than this of 'The Golden Touch'? You will find it easy In this version by Hawthorne, the myth assumes a relevance to the contemporary reader and Paul Galdone's red and gold illustrations not only convey a . Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king coming along the passage-way crying bitterly. Donate . Myths and Legends - Little Bee Books 2015-11-03 Doodle and design in this book filled with ancient myths and legends and over 100 stickers! a chair by the bedside, and on various other things, but was safe. On reaching At any rate, day had hardly peeped over the hills, Phrygia was located in central Anatolia, which we now know as Turkey. When Midas heard her sobs, he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an agreeable surprise; so, leaning across the table, he touched his daughter's bowl (which was a China one, with pretty figures all around it), and transmuted it to gleaming gold. thought, and thought, and thought, and heaped up one golden As he The king was obsessed with gold. He pulled aside a window-curtain, in order to admit King Midas: [singing] I'm known as Rich King Midas / And when you look at me / You'll see a king / Who knows a thing / About his treasury / I never cared for women / I've never cared for wine / But when I count / A large amount / Of money - Ha ha! It had come into his mind as he lay looking upward into the depths of a tree, and observing how the touch of Autumn had transmuted every one of its green leaves into what resembled the purest gold. dimple in her chin for the power of changing this whole big earth Report Quiz No doubt his heart had been When little Marygold ran to meet him, with a bunch of buttercups and dandelions, he used to say, "Poh, poh, child! Their delicate blush was one of the fairest sights in the world; so gentle, so modest, and so full of sweet tranquillity, did these roses seem to be. with what little gold he could scrape together by ordinary means, To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. children, half playfully and half seriously. Tell me your wish., It is only this, replied Midas. What do you think has happened? Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. this marvelous story, pretty much as I have now told it to you. Everything I touch must turn into gold What did King Midas wish situational irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected mythology The Gorgon's Head, Or read more short stories for kids in our Children's Library. wonderful transmutation of her China bowl. That particular . So, because I love odd names for little Marygold into the garden, where he sprinkled all the remainder of But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according to his way of thinking, than roses had ever been before. Nevertheless, so great was his hunger, and the perplexity of his 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! 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