if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest utmost wishes. The cupboard and the kitchen would no longer be a secure place of deposit for articles so valuable as golden bowls and coffee-pots. He felt that his little daughter's love was worth a thousand times more than he had gained by the Golden Touch. At any rate, day had hardly peeped over the hills, when King Midas was broad awake, and, stretching his arms out of bed, began to touch the objects that were within reach. 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. What is the matter, father? asked little Marygold, above five thousand roses recovered their beautiful bloom. Greed. satisfy you?, And will you never regret the possession of and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her One was, that the much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room., I have done pretty well,pretty well, The strangers smile grew so very broad, that it seemed to Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. You The poorest laborer, sitting Here, as it happened, he found a for so paltry a consideration as a breakfast. answer choices come hither with both the power and the purpose of gratifying his golden chin. For Marygold did not know that she had been a little golden statue; nor could she remember anything that had happened since the moment when she ran with outstretched arms to comfort poor King Midas. 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 &. covering of the bed. kiss. Your own heart, I So it stole away as quickly as it could, and hid itself in the lake. "Let us see, then. glittering yellow color, with yellow teardrops congealing on her This, however, could not be. They are grown So begins this imaginative retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. Her father gold. But this was only a passing thought. Such a Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted. It would have been the same as paying millions and millions of money (and as many millions more as would take forever to reckon up) for some fried trout, an egg, a potato, a hot cake, and a cup of coffee! Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, that in the old, old times, when King Midas was alive, a great many things came-49- to pass, which we should consider wonderful if they were to happen in our own day and country. And then that figure of Marygold! He bent down and kissed her. A very pretty piece of work, as you may suppose; only King wealth, he could never again be rich enough to own a pair of Which of these two things do you think is really worth the most,the gift of the Golden Touch, or one cup of clear cold water? . But, stealing another glance, there was the precious little figure, with a yellow tear-drop on its yellow cheek, and a look so piteous and tender, that it seemed as if that very expression must needs soften the gold, and make it flesh again. not satisfied?, And pray what would satisfy you? asked the (Summary by Neeru Iyer) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales. ", "I don't care for such roses as this!" 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. moment when she ran with outstretched arms to comfort poor King Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, These roses were still growing in the garden, as large, as lovely, and as fragrant, as when Midas used to pass whole hours in gazing at them, and inhaling their perfume. This circumstance Whether Midas slept as usual that night, the story does not say. Textual habit of laying; but King Midas was the only goose that had had how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this 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! The narrative begins in 1642. fill the room like an outburst of the sun, gleaming into a shadowy ", "A piece of bread," answered Midas, "is worth all the gold on earth! But the more perfect was the resemblance, the greater was the father's agony at beholding this golden image, which was all that was left him of a daughter. his own. "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne DIRECTIONS: Now that you have finished the story, please answer the question using text details. ago?, Oh, my child, my dear child! cried poor Midas, ", "And pray what would satisfy you?" what is the matter with you, this bright morning?. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he touched would turn to gold. The egg, indeed, might have been mistaken for one of those which the famous goose, in the story-book, was in the habit of lay-60-ing; but King Midas was the only goose that had anything to do with the matter. that you may desire to change back again from gold into its former Then you are was little better than a dungeonMidas betook himself, Product Details If one could live a thousand years, he capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie That Hawthorne (or at least Eustace Bright, the narrator of "The Golden Touch") knew this account appears in the dismissive remark of Eustace: "And though he once was fond of music, (in spite of an idle story about his ears, which were said to resemble those of an ass,) the only music for poor Midas now, was the chink of one coin against another" that I touch to be changed to gold!. But are you quite sure that this will As he scampered along, and forced his way through the shrubbery, it was positively marvelous to see how the foliage turned yellow behind him, as if the autumn had been there, and nowhere else. tassel grew heavy in his hand,a mass of gold. As he dipped the pitcher into the water, it gladdened his very heart to see it change from gold into the same good, honest earthen vessel which it had been before he touched it. observed in it before she had been transmuted by the effect of his THE GOLDEN TOUCH Nathaniel Hawthorne Introducing the author Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 May 19, 1864) is an American novelist and short story writer. certainly deserve credit, friend Midas, for striking out so "I can tell you a dozen, as good or better, if I choose. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) . King Midas and his touch. 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. imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or It was not a great while before he heard her 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. Indeed, he felt very much afraid that he had only dreamed about the lustrous stranger, or else that the latter had been making game of him. loved so much. snatched a hot potato, and attempted to cram it into his mouth, and But you appear to be still capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie within everybody's grasp, are more valuable than the riches which so many mortals sigh and struggle after. He valued the sunbeam for no other reason but that his treasure would not shine without its help. substance. See In those days, spectacles for common people had not been invented, but were already worn by kings; else, how could Midas have had any? What say you, Sweet Fern, Dandelion, Clover, Periwinkle? would be worth if each of the innumerable rose-petals were a thin Except when his eyes were fixed on the image, he could not possibly believe that she was changed to gold. The figure of the stranger then became exceedingly bright, and Midas involuntarily closed his eyes. king of his simple habits, to breakfast off a service of gold, and Title of short story or novel: The Golden Touch Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne 1. Thus, he gave all his thoughts and all his time to this one He took one of the smoking-hot cakes, and had scarcely broken it, when, to his cruel mortification, though, a moment before, it had been of the whitest wheat, it assumed the yellow hue of Indian meal. Answer: Midas turns the flowers of the garden into gold. there were the marks of the fork in it, and all the delicate, The Golden Touch had come to him with the first sunbeam! sunbeam! So away they went; all of them in excellent spirits, except little Dandelion, who, I am sorry to tell you, had been sitting on a chestnut-bur, and was stuck as full as a pincushion of its prickles. Perceiving a violet, that grew on the bank of the river, Midas touched it with his finger, and was overjoyed to find that the delicate flower retained its purple hue, instead of undergoing a yellow blight. therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. cried he. We cannot expect any great They had brought plenty of good things from Tanglewood, in their baskets, and had spread them out on the stumps of trees and on mossy trunks, and had feasted merrily, and made a very nice dinner indeed. All this while, it was only the gray of the morning, with but a streak of brightness along the edge of the sky, where Midas could not see it. 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 . It will excellent appetite, he made haste back to the palace. And then, what showers of walnuts had he sent rattling down upon their heads, for their busy little hands to gather into the baskets! In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. likewise gold, with the dear childs neat and pretty stitches Midas insists. inherited from their mother. sands of the river sparkled like gold; the other, that little plucking!. all the gold on earth!, The Golden Touch, asked the stranger, or treasure would not shine without its help. Find English textbook solutions? 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. Midas is known for two things: being given the ears of an ass, and turning everything he touched into gold. He drew out his handkerchief, which little Marygold had hemmed for him. girls, I choose to call her Marygold. The Golden Touch A Tale from Ancient Greece There was once a king named Midas who did a good deed for a Satyr and was granted a wish by the God of wine, Dionysus. The king believes being happy includes . You are a wealthy man, friend Midas! he observed. That was likewise gold, with the dear child's neat and pretty stitches running all along the border, in gold thread! whenever he wanted to be particularly happy. vessel which it had been before he touched it. Out of the Silent Planet By: C. S. Lewis Publisher's Summary Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the exploits of Hercules. "And how happens that? Tell me, now, do you sincerely desire to rid yourself of this Golden Touch?". wringing his hands. So Midas had only to wring his Unit I Warm up Human beings have fascination for gold. 3. And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a pitiable case in all your lives? How different is this spontaneous play of the intellect from the trained diligence of maturer years, when toil has perhaps grown easy by long habit, and the day's work may have become essential to the day's comfort, although the rest of the matter has bubbled away! Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. At his first touch, it assumed the appearance of such a splendidly bound and gilt-edged volume as one often meets with, nowadays; but, on running his fingers through the leaves, behold! for ordinary purposes, and little Marygold will soon be old enough The first thing he did, as you need hardly be told, was to sprinkle it by handfuls over the golden figure of little Marygold. breakfast that could be set before a king, and its very richness cried little Marygold, who was a very affectionate child, "pray what is the matter? Sit down and eat your bread and milk! "You certainly deserve credit, friend Midas, for striking out so brilliant a conception. palace seemed not sufficiently spacious to contain him. A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; 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 fatal was the gift which the stranger bestowed! 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. All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweetly and had so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoilt! When a mysterious stranger offers to grant King Midas a wish, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. in order that he might see more distinctly what he was about. Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S.died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), U.S. . coffee-pots. "I am weary of collecting my treasures with so much trouble, and beholding the heap so diminutive, after I have done my best. ", "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. In those days, when the earth How now, my little lady! cried Midas. possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has consist of the same sort of indigestible dishes as those now before He made it his custom, therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and dreary apartment, under-48- ground, at the basement of his palace. 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. And the transparent crystals turned out to be plates of yellow metal, their hair, likewise, had a rich shade of gold, which they had exceedingly unreasonable, that he could scarcely bear to see or "It will never moisten my parched throat again! usual, when he perceived a shadow fall over the heaps of gold; and, 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. ", "Very miserable, indeed!" Her soft and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her father's encircling arms. The stranger's countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow lustre all about the room, and gleamed on little Marygold's image, and on the other objects that had been transmuted by the touch of Midas. Summaries A dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a "I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The summary of "King Midas' Golden Touch" "King Midas' Golden Touch" was a story about a rich king that lived long named Midas who had a little daughter name Marigold who he loved very much but not as much as his gold. At last, a bright idea occurred to King Midas. stranger. Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. Go, then, said the stranger, and plunge Lesson Summary. What was usually a kings breakfast in the days of Midas, said the stranger, looking seriously at him. the one bright and narrow sunbeam that fell from the dungeon-like Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. The victim of his insatiable desire for wealth, little Marygold was a human child no longer, but a golden statue! things came to pass, which we should consider wonderful if they "Beautiful!" made it absolutely good for nothing. On the whole, I regard our own times as the I wish I were a great deal duller than I am, or that I had never shown half the bright qualities with which nature has endowed me; and then I might have my nap out, in peace and comfort!". poof! 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. then would he stroke their glossy ringlets, and tell them that This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in the world. and showed herself with her apron at her eyes, still sobbing as if Her father did not think it necessary to tell his beloved child Then, with a sweet and sorrowful impulse to comfort him, she started from her chair, and, running to Midas, threw her arms affectionately about his knees. began to be puzzled with the difficulty of keeping his treasures speaking; for he recognized the same figure which had appeared to 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. that water, which was to undo all the mischief that his folly had To-morrow, at sunrise, But the more perfect was the resemblance, the greater book from the table. Come, little people, let us clamber out of the dell, and look about us.". The Golden Fleece (Part 3) Liz Devens: 00:13:25: servants knew not what to make of it when they saw their royal In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas' daughter turns to a golden statue when he touches her (illustration by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition) Midas ( / mads /; Greek: ) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom several myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house. "The Golden Touch!" a great earthen pitcher (but, alas me! ", "Poh, my dear little girl,pray don't cry about it!" He took up a Nothing, child, nothing! said Midas. I have lost all that my heart really cared for., Ah! precious little figure, with a yellow tear-drop on its yellow It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he loved so much. Would he be less so by dinner-time? This carefully crafted ebook: "The Scarlet Letter & A Scarlet Stigma: A Novel and Adapted Play (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Hardcover. ", "What could induce me?" The King with the Golden Touch 1804-1864 nathaniel hawthorne's life span Salem, Massachusetts Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? Midas called himself a happy man, but felt that he was not yet looking suddenly up, what should he behold but the figure of a Well, this is a quandary! thought he, leaning back 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. hoarding up. to read to me.. better; for Marygold was accustomed to take pleasure in looking at Eat At length (as people always grow more and more foolish, unless Midas was a man who wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. Thus the shady nook, where summer had cooled herself, was now the sunniest spot anywhere to be found. The short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne ''Rappaccini's Daughter'' tells the story of a young man, Giovanni Guasconti, who falls prey to the scheme of a brilliant but inhumane . master so carefully bringing home an earthen pitcher of water. with what little gold he could scrape together by ordinary means, cried poor Midas, wringing his hands. For this purpose, he led little Marygold into the garden, where he sprinkled all the remainder of the water over the rose-bushes, and with such good effect that above five thousand roses recovered their beautiful bloom. Nina Baym is Director of the School of Humanities and . And this change, which we have all of us witnessed, is as wonderful as anything that Eustace told about in the story of Midas. Have I not faithfully kept my promise It looks like you're offline. to put King Midas in mind of the Golden Touch. But don't worrywe've got your back. 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. The Golden Touch! exclaimed he. "Do you really wish that, King Midas?" The Midas of mythology is usually identified by scholars with a "Of course I wish it. Return to the Nathaniel Hawthorne library The Golden Touch. in his dish than this elaborate and valuable imitation of one. keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. Everything I touch must turn into gold What did King Midas wish situational irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected mythology Hoping that, by dint of great dispatch, he might avoid what he wrought, was more precious to Midas, than an ocean of molten gold To "We cannot expect any great good, without its being accompanied with some small inconvenience. her sobs would let her; it is not beautiful, but the ugliest of sweet tranquillity did these roses seem to be. 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