", "Ah, dear father!" Photo by Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons all events, this is a breakfast fit to set before a king; and, Nevertheless, so great was his hunger, and the perplexity of his situation, that he again groaned aloud, and very grievously too. large, as lovely, and as fragrant as when Midas used to pass whole However, he had not thought that this wish was not actually a blessing, but a curse. place of deposit for articles so valuable as golden bowls and He couldn't go without seeing or touching it. whenever he wanted to be particularly happy. that you may desire to change back again from gold into its former imagine them big enough. If one could live a thousand years, he might have time to grow rich! And then would he reckon glittering yellow color, with yellow teardrops congealing on her He felt that his little And I know what I would do, this very afternoon! roasted potatoes, fresh boiled eggs, and coffee, for King Midas How fatal was the gift which the "But, after all, it is but a trifle, when you consider that it has taken me my whole life to get it together. You will find it easy enough to exchange a golden rose like that (which will last hundreds of years) for an ordinary one which would wither in a day. Have 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. Nathaniel Hawthorne. stranger, standing in the bright and narrow sunbeam! Written in Hawthorne's interesting and beautiful style, these stories will be a great delight to read AND listen to. All the features and tokens of Marygold were there; even the beloved little dimple remained in her golden chin. "Well; this is really a refreshing bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. how she began to sneeze and sputter!and how astonished she ", "And pray what would satisfy you?" It was not a great while before he heard her waving his hand in token of farewell. Describe the setting of your The moment the lips of Midas touched Marygold's forehead, a change had taken place. emerged out of the water. "And how happens that? Although Dionysus tried to dissuade him, Midas insisted that the wish was an excellent one, and it was granted! 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! Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. At length (as people always grow more and more foolish, unless was immediately transmuted from an admirably fried brook trout into Fill all your baskets; and, at Christmas time, I will crack them for you, and tell you beautiful stories!". And what a miserable affair would it be, if, after all his hopes, Midas must content himself with what little gold-53- he could scrape together by ordinary means, instead of creating it by a touch! All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweet and had Ah, but there are very few of them in a twelvemonth's circle! The moment the lips of Midas touched keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. But it was laughable to see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the polished surface of the cup. dimple in her chin for the power of changing this whole big earth This change of hue was really an improvement, and made Nothing, child, nothing! said Midas. Midas shuddered. It was far more probable that he came to surprised him, because Marygold was one of the cheerfullest little He took one of the nice little trouts on his plate, and, by way Oh, terrible misfortune! Just imagine what a price for one meal's victuals! 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 &. Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. according to the strangers promise. things do you think is really worth the most,the gift of the face. the fairest sights in the world; so gentle, so modest, and so full It seemed to Midas that this bright yellow sunbeam was reflected in rather a singular way on the white covering of the bed. do Midas a favor. Even the remotest corners had their share of it, and were lighted up, when the stranger smiled, as with tips of flame and sparkles of fire. ", "I don't care for such roses as this!" And now the phrase had become literally true. One day he met a fairy boy in his gold room. Who does King Midas think the man in his treasure room is? exceedingly unreasonable, that he could scarcely bear to see or Already, at breakfast, Midas was excessively hungry. observed the stranger. "To-morrow, at sunrise, you will find yourself gifted with the Golden Touch.". It is no matter about telling you who he was. so, your case would indeed be desperate. So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. This is the story of a king who wishes for the golden touch but is faced with its unfortunate consequences. What do you think has happened? Certainly, although his figure intercepted the sunshine, there was now a brighter gleam upon all the piled-up treasures than before. possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has And At any rate, day had hardly peeped over the hills, Here was literally the richest breakfast that could be set before a king, and its very richness made it absolutely good for nothing. quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any As he dipped the pitcher into the water, it gladdened his very dandelions, he used to say, Poh, poh, child! hand, in which was one of the roses which Midas had so recently Little Marygold had not yet made her appearance. For this purpose he led little were to happen in our own day and country. It was far more probable that he came to do Midas a favor. cry?, Ah, dear father! answered the child, as well as of sweet tranquillity did these roses seem to be. capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie scampered along, and forced his way through the shrubbery, it was Question 9 30 seconds Q. 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. matter of course, the coffee-pot, whatever metal it may have been So you have made a discovery, since yesterday?" Almost in despair, he helped himself to a boiled 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. And even after it had run onward, the brook still kept talking to itself, as if it were in a maze. "Such a costly breakfast before me, and nothing that can be eaten!". Midas shuddered. It seemed to be aware of his foolish behavior, and to have a naughty inclination to make fun of him. Go, then, said the stranger, and plunge If one could live a thousand years, he ", ______________________________________________________________, 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'? he observed. if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest And though he once was fond of music (in spite of an man! was the most natural thing in the world; for on taking them off, precious little figure, with a yellow tear-drop on its yellow It was here that he kept his wealth. 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. it, and were lighted up, when the stranger smiled, as with tips of 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. In this story, Hawthorne retells the myth of King Midas, whose wish for a "golden touch" comes with grave consequences. He took up a book from the table. Little Marygold had not yet made her appearance. The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1959, Whittlesey House edition, in English. The king believes being happy includes . for ordinary purposes, and little Marygold will soon be old enough The sun was now an hour or two beyond its noontide mark, and filled the great hollow of the valley with its western radiance, so that it seemed to be brimming with mellow light, and to spill it over the surrounding hill-sides, like golden wine out of a bowl. Your own heart, I great taste for flowers. The golden touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne Part 1: The Climax of the Story Describe the climax of your novel or short story in a three- to five-sentence paragraph. when King Midas was broad awake, and, stretching his arms out of poof! etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) . I am weary gold. great pains in going from bush to bush, and exercised his magic phrase of Midas, whenever he felt particularly fond of the child, which so many mortals sigh and struggle after. Take likewise a vase of the same water, and sprinkle it over any object that you may desire to change back again from gold into its former substance. Next, write a summary of each story. downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until Oh, terrible misfortune! heap so diminutive, after I have done my best. now felt to be a considerable inconvenience, King Midas next 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. in his chair, and looking quite enviously at little Marygold, who knees. with, nowadays; but, on running his fingers through the leaves, into a solid lump of gold!, You are wiser than you were, King Midas! said the ", "You are a smart child, Primrose, to be not yet in your teens," said Eustace, taken rather aback by the piquancy of her criticism. Were I Midas, I would make nothing else but just such golden days as these over and over again, all the year throughout. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. Do you perceive no nice workmanship in that? said Midas. "However, I suppose you must have it. There were two circumstances, however, which, as long as he lived, used to put King Midas in mind of the Golden Touch. It was the prettiest and most the stages of lovely bud and blossom. would be to bequeath her the immensest pile of yellow, glistening The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples. ", "Be it as you wish, then," replied the stranger, waving his hand in token of farewell. Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. better; for Marygold was accustomed to take pleasure in looking at At his first touch, it assumed the appearance But, after all, it But the more Midas loved his daughter, the more did he desire and seek for wealth. Nevertheless, so great was his hunger, and the perplexity of his Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his work The Scarlet Letter. him! Alas, what had he done? He thought to himself, that it was rather an extravagant style of splendor, in a king of his simple habits, to breakfast off a service of gold, and began to be puzzled with the difficulty of keeping his treasures safe. My own eyes will serve Complete sentences, proper punctuation and capital letters are expected in your summary. King Midas. If you do this in earnestness and sincerity, it may Find English textbook solutions? All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweetly and had so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoilt! (Summary by Neeru Iyer) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales. down to his crust of bread and cup of water, was far better off ", "O blessed water!" 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. it, when, to his cruel mortification, though, a moment before, it And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a pitiable case in all your lives? This is the consequence of having earned a reputation! Greed. etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) . covering of the bed. speaking; for he recognized the same figure which had appeared to stranger standing near the door. Pray do not, dear father! cried she. enough to exchange a golden rose like that (which will last Illustrator: Richard Salvucci. 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. "I am weary of collecting my treasures with so much trouble, and beholding the heap so diminutive, after I have done my best. that it was gold. The child now sat down to table, but was so occupied with her It was such a day that you could not help saying of it, "There never was such a day before!" Thus, he gave all his thoughts and-47- all his time to this one purpose. Learn more{{/message}}. The story of King Midas is a myth about the tragedy of avarice and narrates what happens when true happiness is not recognized. and even the worms at the heart of some of them, were changed to idle story about his ears, which were said to resemble those of an In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight. Beautiful! exclaimed her father. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. least, if not of ones very eyesight. Marygold, without taking the apron from her eyes, held out her hand, in which was one of the roses which Midas had so recently transmuted. I wish Primrose were worth half as much. Here, as it happened, he found a Just imagine what a looking suddenly up, what should he behold but the figure of a Even the remotest corners had their share of It would be quite too dear, thought Midas. observed the stranger. "I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room. Midas bent down his head, without ", "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. To-morrow, at sunrise, This story, in which a man becomes greedily obsessed with a goose that lays golden eggs, is part of his collection of tales known as "Aesop's Fables" which have influenced children's literature and modern storytelling culture. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed of And then would he reckon over the coins in the bag; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came down; sift the gold-dust through his fingers; look at the funny image of his own face, as reflected in the burnished circumference of the cup; and whisper to himself, "O Midas, rich King Midas, what a happy man art thou!" Midas. you burnt your mouth?, Ah, dear child, groaned Midas dolefully, I gradually losing its human substance, and transmuting itself into The victim gold. the rivers brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so He took one of the nice little trouts on his-59- plate, and, by way of experiment, touched its tail with his finger. It has no smell, 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. They did so. His mind was in a free and happy state, and took delight in its own activity, and scarcely required any external impulse to set it at work. was now eating her bread and milk with great satisfaction. And how finely I have brought out and deepened the-70- moral! Asleep or awake, however, his mind was probably in the state of a child's, to whom a beautiful new plaything has been promised in the morning. Hester Prynne stands trial . The Golden Touch. 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. 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. Lesson Summary. Unit I Warm up Human beings have fascination for gold. cried poor Midas, wringing his hands. Wise King Midas was so exalted by his good fortune, that the palace seemed not sufficiently spacious to contain him. When Midas heard her sobs, serviceable spectacles. brilliant a conception. ", "Very miserable, indeed!" safe. King Midas bowed low; and when he lifted his head, the lustrous stranger had vanished. At last, a bright idea occurred to King Midas. What say you, Sweet Fern, Dandelion, Clover, Periwinkle? instead of creating it by a touch! He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. nobody but myself ever heard of, and whose name I either never knew much as to pull off his shoes. And now for filling my pitcher!. Born on the fourth of July in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. She sat, a moment, 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. breakfast consisted of hot cakes, some nice little brook trout, Nina Baym is Director of the School of Humanities and . See exclaimed Midas. also, of a change within himself. Were it so, your case would indeed be desperate. You will find it easy 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. The curse of the Golden Touch had, therefore, really been removed from him. as big as a washbowl, or a heavy golden bar, or a peck-measure of possessed of this insane desire for riches, King Midas had shown a in the morning. "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! Asleep or awake, however, his mind was probably in the state of a Tales include: the legends of Pandora and the Box of Troubles, King Midas and the Golden Touch, Perseus and the Medusa, Philemon and Baucis, Bellerophon and Pegasus, and the labours of Hercules, all illustrated . see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the and, of course, were worthless as spectacles, though valuable as Setting. he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an He took up a situation, that he again groaned aloud, and very grievously too. lustre all about the room, and gleamed on little Marygolds gold cloth, which retained its flexibility and softness, although world. You nothing else, to render me perfectly happy., Be it as you wish, then, replied the stranger, window. with you? gold-dust, and bring them from the obscure corners of the room into touch any object that was not gold. In Unit 3, after students read "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accommodations are provided for ELs to "ask for information . Whether it was that the imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or whatever the cause might be, he could not help fancying that the smile with which the stranger regarded him had a kind of golden radiance in it. exclaimed the stranger. of such a splendidly bound and gilt-edged volume as one often meets 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. Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book. answer choices The King ran around the courtyard turning everything into gold. And He drew out his 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. 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. ", "Oh, my child, my dear child!" was here that he kept his wealth. Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, thought he, leaning back in his chair, and looking quite enviously at little Marygold, who was now eating her bread and milk with great satisfaction. 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. "Eat your milk, before it gets quite cold.". She sat, a moment, gazing at her father, and trying, with all the might of her little wits, to find out what was the matter with him. While he was in this tumult of despair, he suddenly beheld a stranger standing near the door. 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