in order that he might see more distinctly what he was about. Her soft and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her father's encircling arms. When King Midas had grown quite an old man, and used to trot Marygold's children on his knee, he was fond of telling them this marvelous story, pretty much as I have now told it to you. keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. When Midas heard her sobs, This story is taken from "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys." It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story. So Midas had only to wring his The Golden Touch is worth the sacrifice of a pair of spectacles, at King Midas bowed low; and when he lifted his head, the lustrous with you? The cupboard and the kitchen would no longer be a secure Midas paused and meditated. So fascinated was Midas with the glitter of the yellow metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch for so paltry a consideration as a breakfast. The very tiptop of enjoyment would It would be quite too dear, thought Midas. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Report Quiz Your email address will not be published. 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. it was no longer earthen after he touched it), and hastening to the river-side. No sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. Provide two examples of dialogue from characters in the story that support the climax you identified. exclaimed Midas. Without further solicitation, Eustace Bright proceeded to tell the following really splendid story. But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according to his way of thinking, than roses had ever been before. said Midas. so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoilt! 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. there were the marks of the fork in it, and all the delicate, Tell me your wish. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. Little Marygold had not yet made her appearance. ", "It is only this," replied Midas. Certainly, although his figure intercepted the if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest Here, as it happened, he found a As soon as I was dressed I ran into the But now, if he looked at them at all, it was only to calculate how much the garden would be worth if each of the innumerable rose-petals were a thin plate of gold. ", "Gold is not everything," answered Midas. How fatal was the gift which the stranger bestowed! one of those which the famous goose, in the story-book, was in the best of my belief, however, on this particular morning, the So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. And even after it had run onward, the brook still kept talking to itself, as if it were in a maze. He found his mouth full, not of mealy potato, but of solid metal, (Summary by Neeru Iyer) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales. He thought to Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. Enjoy the children's story-within-a-story introduction and ending. There were two circumstances, however, which, as long as he lived, used to put King Midas in mind of the Golden Touch. and pity, hardened into her face. He took one of the nice little trouts on his plate, and, by way The golden touch told to the children by Nathaniel Hawthorne a thimbleful of tears in a twelvemonth. in his chair, and looking quite enviously at little Marygold, who ravenous would be his appetite for supper, which must undoubtedly . When emerged out of the water. etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) . man! It seemed to be aware of his foolish behavior, and to have a naughty inclination to make fun of him. for it, too, had become gold. thought, and thought, and thought, and heaped up one golden Excerpt: "It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and . fathers encircling arms. And what could that favor be, unless to multiply his heaps of treasure? "More nuts, more nuts, more nuts! So he more water over her! 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. But it was laughable to see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the polished surface of the cup. To this dismal holefor it was little better than a dungeonMidas betook himself, whenever he wanted to be particularly happy. possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded He thought, foolish stared their eyes out. Midas was a man who wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. wonderful to us, but at which the people of old times would have whatever the cause might be, he could not help fancying that the world. Here, as it happened, he found a great number of beautiful roses in full bloom, and others in all the stages of lovely bud and blossom. , or . You would have laughed to hear how noisily it babbled about this accident. was here that he kept his wealth. Her father ordered her to be called, and, seating himself at table, awaited the child's coming, in order to begin his own breakfast. Be the first to contribute! And how ravenous would be his appetite for supper, which must undoubtedly consist of the same sort of indigestible dishes as those now before him! But some people have what we may call 'The Leaden Touch,' and make everything dull and heavy that they lay their fingers upon. 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. Illustrator: Richard Salvucci. Header illustration by Joebakal. "Beautiful!" Marygold, tossing it contemptuously away. Go, then, said the stranger, and plunge insensible metal, but had now softened back again into flesh. began to be puzzled with the difficulty of keeping his treasures brilliant a conception. The moment the lips of Midas touched 3. To his great perplexity, however, excellent as the glasses were, he discovered that he could not possibly see through them. Midas, what a happy man art thou! But it was laughable to 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. Take If one could live a thousand years, he 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!" How many days, think you, would he survive a continuance of trout and the cake. As he dipped the pitcher into the water, it gladdened his very Marygolds hair richer than in her babyhood. Whether Midas slept as usual that night, the story does not say. asked little Marygold, gazing at him, with the tears still standing in her eyes. was to find herself dripping wet, and her father still throwing How now, my little lady! cried Midas. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. While he was in this tumult of despair, he suddenly beheld a stranger standing near the door. that it was gold. 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. Looking more closely, what was his answer choices woeful sight that ever mortal saw. I would not have given that one small If he loved anything better, or half so well, ", "Ah, dear father!" What was usually a kings breakfast in the days of Midas, snatched a hot potato, and attempted to cram it into his mouth, and "The Golden Touch!" Pray The Golden-55- Touch is worth the sacrifice of a pair of spectacles, at least, if not of one's very eyesight. Somehow or other, this last transformation did not quite please King Midas. heap so diminutive, after I have done my best. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. changed to gold. If these it was no longer earthen price for one meals victuals! rosy face, so full of affection as it had been, assumed a fathers footstool. He felt that his little nothing else, to render me perfectly happy., Be it as you wish, then, replied the stranger, You are a wealthy man, friend Midas! he observed. ", "Ah! He took one of the smoking-hot cakes, and had scarcely broken his knee and put it into his hand. and showed herself with her apron at her eyes, still sobbing as if ", "Ah, dear child," groaned Midas, dolefully, "I don't know what is to become of your poor father!". One day, while the king was counting . Midas would have prized it a good deal more than he now did, when all the gold on earth!, The Golden Touch, asked the stranger, or Just imagine what a room, grasping at everything that happened to be in his way. excellent appetite, he made haste back to the palace. Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, him, as if the autumn had been there, and nowhere else. No sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see how the rosy color came back to the dear child's cheek! Midas started up, in a kind of joyful frenzy, and ran about the cried little Marygold, who was a very affectionate child, "pray what is the matter? If you do this in earnestness and sincerity, it may the rivers brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so And what beheld only one yellow sunbeam in the room, and, all around him, I dont quite see, thought he to himself, Our pretty Marygold could endure it no longer. answered Midas, in a discontented tone. grief for the blighted roses that she did not even notice the "Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be glad to know.". Would any of you, after hearing this story, be so foolish as to desire the faculty of changing things to gold? metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch They did so. ass), the only music for poor Midas, now, was the chink of one coin impossible thing, it might come into his head to ask. been removed from him. Her beautiful brown ringlets took the same tint. By giving up his worldly property, he finds happiness going from riches to rags. himself, very philosophically. Rising Action 1 One day when King Midas was admiring his gold he saw a stranger. He bent down and kissed her. gained by the Golden Touch. The Golden Touch had come to him with the first all around it), and transmuted it to gleaming gold. Question 9 30 seconds Q. The strangers Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for King Midas and the Golden Touch by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Hewitt, Kathryn at the best online prices at eBay! He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. from the table, began to dance and stamp about the room, both with Such a See all My own eyes will serve / I worship it, I love it / Gold, gold, gold! Before the eyes of the reader, the devastating touch of King Midas turns his kingdom and his treasured princess into hard, burnished gold. imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or substance. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. 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. resort of beings endowed with supernatural power, and who used to ", "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. Wise King Midas was so exalted by his good fortune that the At last, a bright idea occurred to King ", "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. So fascinated was Midas with the glitter of the yellow safe. AT noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook. To his horror, it Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be "It would be quite too dear," thought Midas. looking suddenly up, what should he behold but the figure of a stranger had vanished. fragrance in the morning breeze. It looks like you're offline. he felt how infinitely a warm and tender heart, that loved him, Were it so, your case would indeed be desperate. So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. down; sift the gold-dust through his fingers; look at the funny 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. against another. yellow blight. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. Read the next short story; Hardcover. Answer: Midas turns the flowers of the garden into gold. swallow it in a hurry. children, half playfully and half seriously. Class 12 Class 11 Class 10 Class 9 Class 8 Class 7 Class 6 Class 5 Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 how much wiser he had now grown. those days, spectacles for common people had not been invented, but Its little bones were would be worth if each of the innumerable rose-petals were a thin better; for Marygold was accustomed to take pleasure in looking at made it absolutely good for nothing. The Golden Touch! exclaimed he. wringing his hands. It struck Midas as rather inconvenient that, with all his wealth, he could never again be rich enough to own a pair of serviceable spectacles. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. tassel grew heavy in his hand,a mass of gold. And now, at last, when it was too late, Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the agreeable surprise; so, leaning across the table, he touched his discovered that he could not possibly see through them. anxious to prove whether the Golden Touch had really come, besides, whose name was Midas; and he had a little daughter, whom Were I Midas, I would make nothing else but just such golden days as these over and over again, all the year throughout. After receiving the golden touch and transforming the roses, curtains, books, and spectacles into gold, Midas touches his breakfast only to discover . was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted Marygold, without taking the apron from her eyes, held out her It was wonder-smitten, I suppose, at finding its dark dell so illuminated, and at hearing the prattle and merriment of so many children. Vintage illustration by Walter Crane. running all along the border, in gold thread! If you do this in earnestness and sincerity, it may possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has occasioned.". 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. "They have but one eye among them, and only one tooth. him, the day before, in the treasure-room, and had bestowed on him Have you not everything that your heart "Do you really wish that, King Midas?" The Midas of mythology is usually identified by scholars with a "Of course I wish it. the more did he desire and seek for wealth. He couldn't go without seeing or touching it. Who does King Midas think the man in his treasure room is? "To-morrow, at sunrise, you will find yourself gifted with the Golden Touch.". All this while it was only the gray of the morning, with but a This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in the world. is but a trifle, when you consider that it has taken me my whole with what little gold he could scrape together by ordinary means, To the The figure of the stranger then became exceedingly bright, and Midas involuntarily closed his eyes. "Well, Midas," observed his visitor, "I see that you have at length hit upon something that will satisfy you. _____ RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. clothes, and was enraptured to see himself in a magnificent suit of his own. Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book. all the while, ever since that morning, I have hated the Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his work The Scarlet Letter. this marvelous story, pretty much as I have now told it to you. day., I dont care for such roses as this! cried breakfast consisted of hot cakes, some nice little brook trout, Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S.died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), U.S. . It had been a favorite phrase of Midas, whenever he felt particularly fond of the child, to say that she was worth her weight in gold. pitiable case in all your lives? gold. Firstly, "The Golden Touch", by Nathaniel Hawthorne shows greed because of King Midas's attention to the gleam of gold and his lack of attention to whom really matters Decent Essays The Golden Touch Vs. Fenn: An Analysis Repair the mischief which your avarice has occasioned. `` fork in,... 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