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I will tell you about Midas.
He was a king who loved gold better than anything else.
One day a fairy said to Midas, “You may wish for something, and you shall have your wish.”
“Hurrah!” cried Midas. “I wish that everything I touch may turn into gold. How happy I shall be!”
Poor Midas! He wanted to be rich.
He touched a flower; it changed to solid gold. He touched an apple; it changed to gold.
He tried to drink some water; it changed to gold.
He wished to eat some meat. At his touch, it changed to gold.
At last, the saddest change came. He laid his hand on his little girl’s head. She changed to gold.
Poor King Midas! No flowers, no food, no little girl! Nothing but gold! He sat down and wept. He hated gold. He cared only to have his dear little girl again.
Now came the fairy. “Well, Midas, have you gold enough?” she asked.
The poor king begged her to take away the power of gold making, and to give his child to him again.
His tears fell like rain. They fell on the golden head of his darling child, and she became his own happy little girl once more.
Do you suppose he could ever again care so much for riches?
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我来给你讲一个米达斯
的故事吧。
米达斯是一个国王，他最喜欢的就是金子。
有一天，一个仙女对米达斯说：“许个愿吧，马上就会实现的。”
米达斯大叫：“太棒了！我希望我一摸到什么，什么就会变成金子。那样我该多快乐啊！”
可怜的米达斯，一心想着发财。
米达斯摸了一朵花，花就变成了纯纯的
金子。他摸了一个苹果，苹果也变成了金子。
他想喝水，水就变成了金子。
他想吃肉，一摸肉，肉就变成了金子。
最后，发生了一件最悲惨的事：他把手放在小女儿头上，小女儿也变成了金子。
可怜的米达斯国王！没有花了，没有吃的了，没有小女儿了，只剩下了金子！他坐下哭了起来。他恨死了金子，只想要回他亲爱的小女儿。
仙女又来了，问他：“米达斯，你的金子够了吗？”
可怜的国王恳求仙女：除去他的点金术，把孩子还给他。
国王的眼泪像雨点一样落下来，落在变成金子的孩子头上，孩子就变回了他快乐的小女儿。
猜猜看，以后他还会那么想发财吗？