false 630684 4 "There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold." So begins this imaginative and breathtaking retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. When a mysterious stranger offers to reward Midas for a kindness, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. But to his dismay, when he accidentally turns his beloved daughter into a golden statue, Midas learns that what at first seems a blessing can also become a curse. 617004 1999 King Midas and the Golden Touch total:41|5:17|4:18|3:5|2:1|1:0| 41 174 57 6 4 1 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun May 04 12:30:17 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 12:42:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:12:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:16:06 -0700 2009 Student: I think the moral of this story is not to wish for things because you might not like how it turns out.

Me: Do you mean you should be careful what you wish for?

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