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00:00This is the story of King Midas.

00:03Many centuries ago, there was a beautiful kingdom.

00:07The kingdom was ruled by a king named Midas.

00:11They say that he owned so much gold

00:14that he could buy an entire city.

00:17He loved his gold dearly.

00:20But nobody ever got to see his gold.

00:23Midas was the king of the kingdom.

00:26He loved his gold dearly.

00:28But nobody ever got to see the gold he owned.

00:32The kingdom always wondered where so much gold can be hidden.

00:38Where do you think our king keeps so much gold?

00:42I have no idea.

00:44How can you own so much gold and never show it off?

00:48The truth was that King Midas always kept his gold

00:53locked up in the dungeon.

00:56He went there every day to count his numerous golden bricks and coins.

01:01The queen was amused and often joked about it.

01:06Dear, don't count your gold every day.

01:10What if it diminishes just like that?

01:13Don't even joke about it.

01:15Don't you know how priceless gold is?

01:19Look at the golden necklace you are wearing.

01:22Isn't it beautiful?

01:24See how shiny it is?

01:27It is beautiful, yes.

01:29But no matter how priceless it is, it cannot buy us all the happiness.

01:34It can buy me all the happiness.

01:37You won't understand.

01:39How can anything be more beautiful than this?

01:45The queen didn't agree.

01:47But she knew there was no point in arguing with her husband.

01:52The king's love for gold increased with each passing day.

01:56He loved it so much that he named his beloved daughter Marigold.

02:02Marigold was dearest to her father.

02:05She was full of life and saw beauty in the smallest things.

02:10She often called out to her father.

02:13Father, come see how beautiful the flowers are.

02:17It's such a beautiful day.

02:19Look how the dewdrops shine on the grass.

02:22It is still not shinier than gold.

02:25You won't understand, dear.

02:28You, go and play alone.

02:32Just like her mother, Marigold never understood

02:35how gold could be more beautiful than the flowers.

02:39As time passed by,

02:41King Midas started spending more and more time in the dungeon alone,

02:46counting the gold over and over again.

02:50A few days later,

02:52the royal guard brought a strange man into the palace to meet the king.

02:57The man was dressed in simple clothes.

03:00King noticed that the man wore no sandals on his feet.

03:05Who is this man?

03:07Your Highness, I found him wandering in the streets.

03:11He says he is lost and has no place to stay.

03:15Hmm, he must be from a far-off land.

03:19Lost, you say?

03:21Arrange for his stay here.

03:23Till we don't find his real home, he is our guest.

03:28As days passed by,

03:30King learned that the man was in fact Salinas.

03:34What he didn't know is that Salinas was a close friend of the forest god.

03:40Arrangements were made for Salinas' stay.

03:43He was given a royal treatment,

03:46and provided with everything he asked for.

03:49In a few weeks, they found the address to his home.

03:53It was time for Salinas to go home.

03:56The following night, the king was sitting in his dungeon,

04:00counting his gold.

04:02Suddenly…

04:04What? Oh, heaven! Who are you?

04:08Why are you here?

04:10I am the god of the forest, Midas.

04:14How do you know my name?

04:17Were you here to rob my gold?

04:24What would I do with gold?

04:26It's a waste to me.

04:28I am here to thank you.

04:30Thank me? For what?

04:34Salinas is a dear friend of mine.

04:37I know how well you took care of him.

04:40I am impressed with your hospitality.

04:44I have come here to grant you any wish you have.

04:47Tell me, what do you want?

04:51Midas couldn't believe his ears.

04:54He can ask for anything.

04:56He knew what he wanted.

04:59I want a ship full of gold.

05:01No, a house full of gold.

05:04No, even that's not enough.

05:06Wait, I know what could make me happy.

05:09Give me a golden touch.

05:11I wish that whatever I touch turns to pure gold.

05:17I will grant your wish as promised.

05:20As soon as the sun rises tomorrow,

05:23anything you touch will turn to pure gold.

05:27But remember, king, it will not make you happy.

05:31How could someone like him understand the value of gold?

05:36I will now be the richest and happiest man on earth.

05:46Midas could not sleep that night.

05:49He was waiting eagerly for the morning to come.

05:53And the morning came.

05:56Midas was excited to try his golden touch.

06:00How comfortable it would be to sleep in a bed made of gold.

06:06Who in the world has a fortune like that?

06:10Midas then went on to touch everything he could find.

06:14I don't have to hide my gold.

06:17I am the richest and happiest man on earth.

06:21Midas went on to touch everything he could find.

06:25I don't have to hide my gold anymore.

06:28Let's go out and make the whole palace shine.

06:33Midas walked the corridors touching everything in his way.

06:37He went into the garden and turned all the trees and plants into gold.

06:43Oh, I am so tired with all the running.

06:46I still have the entire kingdom to turn into gold.

06:50I must take a procession out in the kingdom to show my golden touch to everyone.

06:56But I am hungry now.

06:58Let me eat something first.

07:01There were fruits, fish, meat, and all kinds of delicacies on the table laid out for the king.

07:09Oh, what a feast.

07:12This looks delicious.

07:15What?

07:16No.

07:17Where is the water?

07:19I am thirsty.

07:21Oh, what is all this?

07:25Midas was now shocked and scared.

07:28He slowly started touching everything on the table

07:32and watched in horror as everything turned into hard gold.

07:37What will I eat now?

07:39I am thirsty.

07:41What will I drink?

07:42I cannot eat or drink gold.

07:45Will the richest king on earth die of hunger?

07:49The king was very sad.

07:52He sat there looking at food, which now was of no use to him.

07:57Just then, his daughter came running from the garden.

08:01Papa!

08:03And before King Midas could think,

08:06No!

08:08Marigold!

08:23Marigold had turned into a shiny and beautiful little statue of gold.

08:29Beautiful, but lifeless.

08:32She didn't breathe, didn't move.

08:35King Midas was shattered.

08:37His beloved daughter was no longer with him.

08:41Oh, no.

08:43What have I done?

08:45Marigold!

08:47How could this ever make me happy?

08:50Marigold, my beautiful little sparkle.

08:54Say something.

08:56The king had tears in his eyes.

08:59He ran towards the dungeon and cried for help.

09:03Oh, King Midas.

09:05What is the matter?

09:07Why do you look so sad?

09:10It's just been a few hours of your special gift.

09:13Do you need another boon?

09:16God!

09:17I beg for your forgiveness.

09:20What good is this boon if it takes my daughter away from me?

09:24What do I do with food made of gold?

09:27I cannot eat it.

09:29What do I do of water made of gold?

09:32I cannot drink it.

09:34My real boon was my daughter.

09:37But now, now she doesn't speak.

09:41What do I do with all this gold if I can't see her smile again?

09:47Please, God.

09:48Take away my entire gold.

09:50Take away everything.

09:52But give me my marigold back.

09:54I understand now.

09:56Gold cannot buy all the happiness.

09:59Oh, King Midas.

10:01You have learnt a very valuable truth of life.

10:05Gold withers away.

10:07What really matters is the love and affection of those around us.

10:12It never dies.

10:14It never withers.

10:18Take this.

10:21This pot is filled with magical water.

10:24Sprinkle a few drops on everything that has turned into gold.

10:28The water will reverse the effect of your touch.

10:33Thank you, God.

10:35The king ran to his daughter and sprinkled a few drops of magical water on her.

10:41Marigold was breathing.

10:43King took his daughter in his arms.

10:46Father, what happened here?

10:49Nothing, my child.

10:51I will set everything right.

10:54Midas then sprinkled the water on everything that he had turned into gold.

11:00So tired he was of the shine that he longed for the roughness of the wood.

11:06He then went into the garden with his daughter

11:09and began sprinkling the water on trees, plants, and flowers.

11:16For the first time in his life, he saw the beauty of nature.

11:22Marigold, see how beautiful the flowers are.

11:26It's such a beautiful day.

11:28See how the dewdrops shine on the grass.

11:32Yes, father.

11:34After turning everything into its natural form,

11:38King Midas sat with his daughter and his wife at the breakfast table

11:42and ate plentiful of everything that was there.

11:46Never before had he tasted such delicious food.

11:50He quenched his thirst with glasses and glasses of water

11:54while his daughter and his wife watched him in amusement.

11:58King Midas never counted his gold in the dungeon again.

12:02He spent his time with his family.

12:05He enjoyed the little and simple things around him.

12:09And he truly was the richest and happiest man on the earth.

King Midas Touch in English _ Stories for Teenagers _ @EnglishFairyTales

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