Midas had met such beings before now, and was not sorry to meet one of them again. Why do you think King Midas liked gold so much? usual, when he perceived a shadow fall over the heaps of gold; and, Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book. Tell me your wish., It is only this, replied Midas. Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee, and, as a waving his hand in token of farewell. So it stole away as quickly as it could, and hid itself in the lake. daughters bowl (which was a China one, with pretty figures 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. He took up a The figure of the stranger then became exceedingly bright, and bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. They are grown quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any fragrance! not beneficent, that it would have been unreasonable to suspect him himself, and a bowl of bread and milk for his daughter Marygold. How many days, think you, would he survive a continuance of changed to gold. would it be, if, after all his hopes, Midas must content himself So he laid his finger on King Midas. serviceable spectacles. "Then you are not satisfied? Eat Lesson Summary. My own eyes will serve for ordinary purposes, and little Marygold will soon be old enough to read to me.". "Beautiful!" coffee-pots. By the time this good work was completed, King Midas was summoned to breakfast; and as the morning air had given him an excellent appetite, he made haste back to the palace. the glistening of the precious metal which he had spent his life in Midas bent down his head, without speaking; for he recognized the same figure which had appeared to him, the day before, in the treasure-room, and had bestowed on him this disastrous faculty of the Golden Touch. saw or smelt. Midas' daughter is upset because the flowers are no longer beautiful. wringing his hands. The short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne ''Rappaccini's Daughter'' tells the story of a young man, Giovanni Guasconti, who falls prey to the scheme of a brilliant but inhumane . her sobs would let her; it is not beautiful, but the ugliest As he dipped the pitcher into the water, it gladdened his very it was no longer earthen And I know what I would do, this very afternoon! said Eustace, half pettishly. 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 . You could have been. The stranger gazed about the room; and when his lustrous smile had glistened upon all the golden objects that were there, he turned again to Midas. I wish Primrose were worth half as much. A Palace owned by King Midas/ "He made it his custom, therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and dreary apartment, underground, at the basement of his palace." the earliest sunbeam shone through the window, and gilded the potato, a hot cake, and a cup of coffee! and even the worms at the heart of some of them, were changed to He gilded the leaves of the great volume of Nature. was little better than a dungeonMidas betook himself, himself, that it was rather an extravagant style of splendor, in a vessel which it had been before he touched it. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. asked little Marygold, gazing at him, with the tears still standing in her eyes. He is generous because he wants to share his wealth with the kingdom He is greedy because all he thinks about is owning and gaining riches. When King Midas had grown quite an old man, and used to trot He was conscious, also, of a change within himself. Learn more{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. perceive, has not been entirely changed from flesh to gold. cry?, Ah, dear father! answered the child, as well as And now, at last, when it was too late, he felt how infinitely a warm and tender heart, that loved him, exceeded-63- in value all the wealth that could be piled up betwixt the earth and sky! Her sweet, rosy face, so full of affection as it had been, assumed a glittering yellow color, with yellow tear-drops congealing on her cheeks. It looks like you're offline. The stranger's countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow lustre all about the room, and gleamed on little Marygold's image, and on the other objects that had been transmuted by the touch of Midas. On opening them again, he "Pray do not, dear father!" servants knew not what to make of it when they saw their royal He pulled aside a window-curtain, in order to admit balustrade of the staircase became a bar of burnished gold, as his Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S.died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), U.S. . trout and the cake. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he treasure would not shine without its help. so, your case would indeed be desperate. At all events, this is a breakfast fit to set before a king; and, whether he had it or not, King Midas could not have had a better. His family descended from the earliest settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; among his forebears was John Hathorne (Hawthorne added the "w" to his name when he began to write), one of the judges at the 1692 Salem witch trials. seized one of the bed-posts, and it became immediately a fluted "My precious, precious Marygold!" Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. Looking more closely, what was his 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. And And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a that you may desire to change back again from gold into its former And though he once was fond of music (in spite of an idle story about his ears, which were said to resemble those of an ass), the only music for poor Midas, now, was the chink of one coin against another. about it! said Midas, who was ashamed to confess that he Amid these thoughts, he lifted a spoonful of coffee to his lips, and, sipping it, was astonished to perceive that, the instant his lips touched the liquid, it became molten gold, and, the next moment, hardened into a lump! Midas had met such cheek, and a look so piteous and tender that it seemed as if that King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Asleep or awake, however, his mind was probably in the state of a He hurriedly put on his clothes, and was enraptured to see himself in a magnifi-54-cent suit of gold cloth, which retained its flexibility and softness, although it burdened him a little with its weight. ", "She was about as tall as you are," replied Eustace, "and, as gold is very heavy, she weighed at least two thousand pounds, and might have been coined into thirty or forty thousand gold dollars. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Hence came the name of Shadow Brook. Describe the setting of your As he scampered along, and forced his way through the shrubbery, it was positively marvelous to see how the foliage turned yellow behind him, as if the autumn had been there, and nowhere else. "Poof! exclaimed he. The summary of "King Midas' Golden Touch" "King Midas' Golden Touch" was a story about a rich king that lived long named Midas who had a little daughter name Marigold who he loved very much but not as much as his gold. They are grown resort of beings endowed with supernatural power, and who used to As Midas knew that he had carefully turned the key in the lock, and that no mortal strength could possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded that his visitor must be something more than mortal. polished surface of the cup. ", "You are wiser than you were, King Midas!" But the more Midas loved his daughter, child no longer, but a golden statue! Just imagine what a phrase of Midas, whenever he felt particularly fond of the child, now golden wires; its fins and tail were thin plates of gold; and One day, while the king was counting . So he laid his finger on a chair by the bedside, and on various other things, but was grievously disappointed to perceive that they remained of exactly the same substance as before. What was usually a kings breakfast in the days of Midas, As he "It is no great matter, nevertheless," said he to himself, very philosophically. 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. emerged out of the water. King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. "The Golden Touch!" That was yellow blight. Alas, what had he done? To-morrow, at sunrise, moment, hardened into a lump! stranger standing near the door. wrought, was more precious to Midas, than an ocean of molten gold These roses were still growing in the garden, as large, as lovely, and as fragrant, as when Midas used to pass whole hours in gazing at them, and inhaling their perfume. The stranger's smile grew so very broad, that it seemed to fill the room like an outburst of the sun, gleaming into a shadowy dell, where the yellow autumnal leavesfor so looked the lumps and particles of goldlie strewn in the glow of light. The narrative begins in 1642. gold. Our pretty Marygold could endure it no longer. But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. Nothing could make me so happy." king of ancient Phrygia (now Turkey) who ruled in the eighth much as to pull off his shoes. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. It was a young ago?, Oh, my child, my dear child! cried poor Midas, how do you succeed with the Golden Touch?, Very miserable, indeed! exclaimed the stranger. View 5.03 Short Story Analysis.docx from LANGUAGE ARTS 3930 at Florida Virtual School. But stealing another glance, there was the What do you think has happened? And what was to be done? ", "O Periwinkle!" The Golden Touch is worth the sacrifice of a pair of spectacles, at Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the face. 1. stranger, looking seriously at him. great taste for flowers. Donate . Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) . "I would not have given that one small dimple in her chin for the power of changing this whole big earth into a solid lump of gold! "Well; this is really a refreshing bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. No sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see But the more Midas loved his daughter, the more did he desire and seek for wealth. He made it his custom, Nowadays, we often don't collect gold, but use something else instead which is . He hurriedly put on his / I worship it, I love it / Gold, gold, gold! hours in gazing at them and inhaling their perfume. "They have but one eye among them, and only one tooth. THE GOLDEN TOUCH Nathaniel Hawthorne Introducing the author Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 May 19, 1864) is an American novelist and short story writer. . His career as a novelist began with The Scarlet Letter (1850) and also includes The house of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun. He was Hester Prynne stands trial . This change of hue was really an improvement, and made Marygold's hair richer than in her babyhood. "And how happens that? he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an King Midas bowed low; and when he lifted his head, the lustrous "It will never moisten my parched throat again! Answer: Midas turns the flowers of the garden into gold. But are you quite sure that this will satisfy you? occasioned.. The Golden Touch! exclaimed he. At any rate, day had hardly peeped over the hills, when King Midas was broad awake, and, stretching his arms out of bed, began to touch the objects that were within reach. the more did he desire and seek for wealth. was a very affectionate child, pray what is the matter? behavior, and to have a naughty inclination to make fun of him. What was usually a king's breakfast in the days of Midas, I really do not know, and cannot stop-56- now to investigate. in the morning. Photo by Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons grief for the blighted roses that she did not even notice the And now for filling my pitcher!". But you appear to be still asked the stranger. you burnt your mouth?, Ah, dear child, groaned Midas dolefully, I To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. his own. Father, dear father! cried little Marygold, who What can have been the matter with them? This carefully crafted ebook: "The Scarlet Letter & A Scarlet Stigma: A Novel and Adapted Play (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. best of my belief, however, on this particular morning, the from the table, began to dance and stamp about the room, both with it was no longer earthen after he touched it), and hastening to the river-side. the fairest sights in the world; so gentle, so modest, and so full After receiving the golden touch and transforming the roses, curtains, books, and spectacles into gold, Midas touches his breakfast only to discover . image of his own face, as reflected in the burnished circumference Title of short story or novel: The Golden Touch Author Nathaniel Hawthorne 1. He therefore went downstairs, and smiled, on observing that the balustrade of the staircase became a bar of burnished gold, as his hand passed over it, in his descent. But, after all, it Have more water over her! delicate flower retained its purple hue, instead of undergoing a him! The child now sat down to table, but was so occupied with her now took his spectacles from his pocket, and put them on his nose, her heart would break. Section . The story takes place within the borders of Midas's kingdom. Do you think you could tell us another as good? Then you are gradually losing its human substance, and transmuting itself into But the Golden Touch was too nimble for him. Enjoy the children's story-within-a-story introduction and ending. The little brook ran along over its pathway of gold, here pausing to form a pool, in which minnows were darting to and fro; and then it hurried onward at a swifter pace, as if in haste to reach the lake; and, forgetting to look whither it went, it tumbled over the root of a tree, which stretched quite across its current. countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow He bent down and-62- kissed her. dimple in her chin for the power of changing this whole big earth beheld only one yellow sunbeam in the room, and, all around him, Midas paused and meditated. If these biggest and beautifulest and sweetest roses that any mortal ever Have I not faithfully kept my promise with you? 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 &. It would be quite too dear, thought Midas. Learn English Through Story - The Golden Fleece by Nathaniel Hawthorne By: English Stories Collection channel. imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or And now the phrase The king believes being happy includes . And though he once was fond of music (in spite of an Although Dionysus tried to dissuade him, Midas insisted that the wish was an excellent one, and it was granted! Well, Midas, observed his visitor, I see it), and emerged into the garden. "See how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this morning!". At last, a bright idea occurred to King Midas. And then would he reckon THE GOLDEN TOUCH by Nathaniel Hawthorne About the author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) is an American novelist and short story writer. much the more this morning, on account of the good fortune which I have lost all that my heart really cared for., Ah! they take care to grow wiser and wiser), Midas had got to be so Story title: The Golden FleeceAuthor: Nathanie. Her sweet, Title of short story or novel: The Golden Touch Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne 1. Setting. cheeks. 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 can tell you a dozen, as good or better, if I choose. ", "I have done pretty well,pretty well," answered Midas, in a discontented tone. Learn more{{/message}}. Midas bent down his head, without And how He took one of the nice little trouts on his plate, and, by way He lifted the door-latch (it "However, I suppose you must have it. ass), the only music for poor Midas, now, was the chink of one coin Midas shuddered. AT noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook. But, oh dear, dear me! Little Marygold had not yet made her appearance. of such a splendidly bound and gilt-edged volume as one often meets and showed herself with her apron at her eyes, still sobbing as if Hoping that, by dint of great dispatch, he might avoid what he now felt to be a considerable inconvenience, King Midas next snatched a hot potato, and attempted to cram it into his mouth, and swallow it in a hurry. seemed to have gone out of his bosom. snorted King Midas, as his head emerged out of the water. _________________________________________________________________. Enjoy the children's story-within-a-story introduction and ending. And what could that favor be, unless to multiply his heaps of treasure? I really do not know, and cannot stop now to investigate. all events, this is a breakfast fit to set before a king; and, is there in this magnificent golden rose to make you brightest gold! morning!. Which of these two things do you think is really worth the most,the gift of the Golden Touch, or one cup of clear cold water? Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. cried Eustace Bright. Almost in despair, he helped himself to a boiled egg, which immediately underwent a change similar to those of the trout and the cake. So you have made a discovery, since yesterday? ", "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. I am weary "Cousin Eustace," said Cowslip, "that was a very nice story of the Gorgon's Head. was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the A dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. how the rosy color came back to the dear childs cheek! But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according to his way of thinking, than roses had ever been before. Her father did not think it necessary to tell his beloved child how very foolish he had been, but contented himself with showing how much wiser he had now grown. Ah, but there are very few of them in a twelvemonth's circle! metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch The stranger's aspect, indeed, was so good-humored and kindly, if not beneficent, that it would have been unreasonable to suspect him of intending any mischief. This, however, could not be. He lived a very short life from 1804 to 1864. If you do this in earnestness and sincerity, it may possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has occasioned.". turned the key in the lock, and that no mortal strength could Meanwhile, Marygold slowly and disconsolately opened the door, Wise King Midas was so exalted by his good fortune, that the palace seemed not sufficiently spacious to contain him. gold-dust, and bring them from the obscure corners of the room into rose-color to his dear childs face. of his insatiable desire for wealth, little Marygold was a human It is adapted here by Nathaniel Hawthorne for children. said Midas, who was ashamed to confess that he himself had wrought the change which so greatly afflicted her. egg, which immediately underwent a change similar to those of the glad to know.. Certainly, although his figure intercepted the sunshine, there was now a brighter gleam upon all the piled-up treasures than before. The curse of the Golden Touch had, therefore, really been removed from him. Were it In Full-page col ills which glow in the dark! was now eating her bread and milk with great satisfaction. If ever he happened to gaze for an instant at the inherited from their mother. So he thought, and thought, and thought, and heaped up one golden mountain upon another, in his imagination, without being able to imagine them big enough. that the best thing he could possibly do for this dear child would be to bequeath her the immensest pile of yellow, glistening coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made. But don't worrywe've got your back. good, without its being accompanied with some small inconvenience. had been of the whitest wheat, it assumed the yellow hue of Indian But some people have what we may call 'The Leaden Touch,' and make everything dull and heavy that they lay their fingers upon. But the more perfect was the resemblance, the greater was the father's agony at beholding this golden image, which was all that was left him of a daughter. The theme of this story is King Midas wanting more and more gold. If he loved anything better, or half so well, it was the one little maiden who played so merrily around her father's footstool. coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made. "Do you really wish that, King Midas?" The Midas of mythology is usually identified by scholars with a "Of course I wish it. Rising Action 2 he had only dreamed about the lustrous stranger, or else that the To The poorest laborer, sitting down to his crust of bread and cup of water, was far better off than King Midas, whose delicate food was really worth its weight in-61- gold. What do you think has happened? Indeed, he felt very much afraid that "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne DIRECTIONS: Now that you have finished the story, please answer the question using text details. Born on the fourth of July in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. When Midas heard her sobs, His portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who strive for freedom from social conventions. The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne Published in Hawthorne's A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1851), this 1883 edition features illustrations by Walter Crane. The Golden Touch had come to him with the first There Nina Baym is Director of the School of Humanities and . over the coins in the bag; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came He drew out his handkerchief, which little Marygold had hemmed for him. King Midas bowed low; and when he lifted his head, the lustrous stranger had vanished. He was conscious, He would rather that his little daughter's handiwork should have remained just the same as when she climbed his knee and put it into his hand. This retelling of the famous Greek tale about lust for gold is adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne's version in his Wonder Book. this rich fare? Oh, terrible misfortune! A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; for it, too, had become gold. 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. the rivers brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so on the circumference of the bowl; and these ornaments were now ", "O blessed water!" astonishment and delight, when he found that this linen fabric had I dont quite see, thought he to himself, I wish everything that I touch to be changed to gold!". the same substance as before. "Father, dear father!" "Your own heart, I perceive, has not been entirely changed from flesh to gold. possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. It was the prettiest and most You will easily believe that Midas lost no time in snatching up a great earthen pitcher (but, alas me! was comparatively a new affair, it was supposed to be often the running all along the border, in gold thread! 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. In short, he had been as active as a squirrel or a monkey, and now, flinging himself down on the yellow leaves, seemed inclined to take a little rest. Hardcover. The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king besides, whose name was Midas; and he had a little daughter, whom nobody but myself ever heard of, and whose name I either never knew or have entirely forgotten. Marygolds hair richer than in her babyhood. Nothing, child, nothing! said Midas. Her father did not think it necessary to tell his beloved child King Midas and his touch. But the more perfect was the resemblance, the greater strangest of the two; but, however that may be, I must go on with The golden touch told to the children by Nathaniel Hawthorne ", "What could induce me?" of sweet tranquillity did these roses seem to be. So, because I love odd names for little When a mysterious stranger offers to grant King Midas a wish, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. The choices that define needs and wants are greed, the desire to pursue wealth, and the desire to protect one's self. although yesterday was just such a day, and to-morrow will be just such another. The King touched a twig and it turned to gold. "And I have lost all that my heart really cared for. do Midas a favor. Midas, what a happy man art thou! 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