King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a w for something. The king replied at o  , ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy d    .
The king waited e    till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the r    man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became h   . He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m d    of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms a    him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much. Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and s   saw the fairy before him.  ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘give me back my d  .” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.