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Tale of a Greedy King Or, King Midas and his Golden Touch

Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was  greedy and extremely fond of gold .Although he had a lot of it, he wanted more. Once he thought that if he had the golden touch, he would be the happiest man in the world.A wise god granted his wish soon. Half an hour later, the king was sitting under an apple tree in his  garden and suddenly  a ripe  apple fell beside him. It was so delicious that the king could not check his desire to enjoy its taste. As he touched it, it turned into gold. He   could hardly believe his eyes. But at last he could realize that  he had had the magical power of the golden touch. Then he touched his chair and  he was  surprised to see that it also turned into gold. As he entered the palace , his little daughter came running to him. He took her in his arms but alas! she turned into gold. Then  the king could realize the danger of the golden touch. He understood his mistake and payed to the wise god to take away the golden touch. The wise god took the golden touch away and the girl became a  human being again. finally, the king became very happy and grew wiser.  

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