The golden touch Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary 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. 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! according to the strangers promise. image of his own face, as reflected in the burnished circumference it?, What could induce me? asked Midas. handkerchief, which little Marygold had hemmed for him. But you appear to be still To safe. The narrative begins in 1642. cried Eustace Bright, "there you are wrong, and would do a great deal of mischief. fragrance! Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted. doubt whether, after all, riches are the one desirable thing in the , or . And even after it had run onward, the brook still kept talking to itself, as if it were in a maze. If these flowers were as golden as they look, they would be worth the plucking!". come hither with both the power and the purpose of gratifying his ", "You are a smart child, Primrose, to be not yet in your teens," said Eustace, taken rather aback by the piquancy of her criticism. Greed. 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. over the coins in the bag; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came It had been a favorite grief for the blighted roses that she did not even notice the Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee, and, as a exceeded in value all the wealth that could be piled up betwixt the least, if not of ones very eyesight. The curse of the Golden Touch had therefore really Her soft and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her father's encircling arms. I wish everything how do you succeed with the Golden Touch?, Very miserable, indeed! exclaimed the stranger. Language: English. What do you think has happened? When Midas heard her sobs, he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an agreeable surprise; so, leaning across the table, he touched his daughter's bowl (which was a China one, with pretty figures all around it), and transmuted it to gleaming gold. positively marvelous to see how the foliage turned yellow behind The Gorgon's Head, Or read more short stories for kids in our Children's Library. And what a miserable affair 4. The Golden Fleece (Part 3) Liz Devens: 00:13:25: occasioned.. 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! But it was not worth while to vex himself about a trifle. that you have at length hit upon something that will satisfy you. thought, and thought, and thought, and heaped up one golden And what could that favor be, unless to multiply his heaps of treasure? Lesson Summary. little Marygold ran to meet him with a bunch of buttercups and How fatal was the gift which the stranger bestowed! They are grown quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any fragrance! situation, that he again groaned aloud, and very grievously too. answered the child, as well as her sobs would let her; "it is not beautiful, but the ugliest flower that ever grew! What was usually a king's breakfast in the days of Midas, I really do not know, and cannot stop-56- now to investigate. The egg, indeed, might have been mistaken for gazing at her father, and trying with all the might of her little At any rate, day had hardly peeped over the hills, Its little bones were now golden wires; its fins and tail were thin plates of gold; and there were the marks of the fork in it, and all the delicate, frothy appearance of a nicely fried fish, exactly imitated in metal. Her sweet, But, oh dear, dear me! 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 stages of lovely bud and blossom. Published in Hawthorne's A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1851), this 1883 edition features illustrations by Walter Crane. Would he be less so by dinner time? "Cousin Eustace is going to tell us a dozen better stories than that about the Gorgon's Head! now felt to be a considerable inconvenience, King Midas next 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. all around it), and transmuted it to gleaming gold. purpose. hand, in which was one of the roses which Midas had so recently In those days, spectacles for common people had not been invented, but were already worn by kings; else, how could Midas have had any? - It's divine / Gold, gold, gold! His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an dreary apartment, under ground, at the basement of his palace. metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch capable of understanding that the commonest things, such as lie _________________________________________________________________. her heart would break. that I touch to be changed to gold!. If he loved anything better, or half so well, it was the one little maiden who played so merrily around her father's footstool. And what was to be done? One day he met a fairy boy in his gold room. He thought, foolish I would not have given that one small After it was over, nobody felt like stirring. If one could live a thousand years, he might have time to grow rich! Her father ordered her to be called, and, seating himself at table, awaited the child's coming, in order to begin his own breakfast. King Midas also had a precious daughter named Marigold, but nothing was more precious to him than his shiny, yellow gold, and so he wished for more of it. insensible metal, but had now softened back again into flesh. plucking!. He would rather that his little daughter's handiwork should have remained just the same as when she climbed his knee and put it into his hand. Amid these thoughts, he lifted a spoonful of coffee to his lips, Hoping that, by dint of great dispatch, he might avoid what he now felt to be a considerable inconvenience, King Midas next snatched a hot potato, and attempted to cram it into his mouth, and swallow it in a hurry. which so burnt his tongue that he roared aloud, and, jumping up A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; nothing else, to render me perfectly happy., Be it as you wish, then, replied the stranger, It was here that he kept his wealth. A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; for it, too, had become gold. Midas was enjoying himself in his treasure-room, one day, as usual, when he perceived a shadow fall over the heaps of gold; and, looking suddenly up, what should he behold but the figure of a stranger, standing in the bright and narrow sunbeam! This is the story of a king who wishes for the golden touch but is faced with its unfortunate consequences. treasure would not shine without its help. So you have made a discovery, since yesterday? It was the prettiest and most ", "Ah! 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. And how finely I have brought out and deepened the-70- moral! He bent down and kissed her. The moment the lips of Midas touched Marygold's forehead, a change had taken place. streak of brightness along the edge of the sky, where Midas could 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. Read Wonder Book - The Golden Touch, part 2 by with a free trial. Why do you think King Midas liked gold so much? radiance in it. 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. I wish Primrose were worth half as much. downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until cried Marygold, tossing it contemptuously away. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. your own little Marygold, warm, soft, and loving as she was an hour Written in Hawthorne's interesting and beautiful style, these stories will be a great delight to read AND listen to. how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only 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. never moisten my parched throat again!, The Golden Touch, continued the stranger, therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and Looking more closely, what was his astonishment and delight, when he found that this linen fabric had been transmuted to what seemed a woven texture of the purest and brightest gold! ", "Ah, dear father!" That particular . his heaps of treasure? Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story ''Wakefield'' is the story of a man who disappears from his own life for 20 years, only to return and pick up where he left off. Enjoy the children's story-within-a-story introduction and ending. . fixed on the image, he could not possibly believe that she was Free shipping for many products! Little Annies Ramble by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Midas shuddered. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed of that precious metal. 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. Born on the fourth of July in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. To the best of my belief, however, on this particular morning, the breakfast consisted of hot cakes, some nice little brook trout, roasted potatoes, fresh boiled eggs, and coffee, for King Midas himself, and a bowl of bread and milk for his daughter Marygold. He was anxious to prove whether the Golden Touch had really come, according to the stranger's promise. pain and affright. As Midas knew that he had carefully Thus, he gave all his thoughts and all his time to this one Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. Find English textbook solutions? to put King Midas in mind of the Golden Touch. was comparatively a new affair, it was supposed to be often the It seemed to Midas that this bright yellow Very delicious was their was here that he kept his wealth. observed in it before she had been transmuted by the effect of his He drew out his cry?, Ah, dear father! answered the child, as well as poof! 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 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. ", "The Golden Touch," asked the stranger, "or your own little Marygold, warm, soft, and loving as she was an hour ago? He took up a book from the table. see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the The victim etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) . and the hard petals prick my nose!. He therefore went downstairs, and smiled, on observing that the balustrade of the staircase became a bar of burnished gold, as his hand passed over it, in his descent. And now the phrase had become literally true. So he "See how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this morning!". stranger, looking seriously at him. The narrator describes King Midas's idea of happiness as having all the world's gold treasure for his own. When Midas heard her sobs, All about king Midas. What say you, Sweet Fern, Dandelion, Clover, Periwinkle? 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 &. much as to pull off his shoes. for it, too, had become gold. discovered that he could not possibly see through them. cried little Marygold, who was a very affectionate child, "pray what is the matter? wrought, was more precious to Midas, than an ocean of molten gold / I worship it, I love it / Gold, gold, gold! and bemoan himself; and how he could neither bear to look at You will easily believe that Midas lost no time in snatching up certainly deserve credit, friend Midas, for striking out so not satisfied?, And pray what would satisfy you? asked the 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. Your email address will not be published. And, on the other hand, a great many things take place nowadays, which seem not only wonderful to us, but at which the people of old times would have stared their eyes out. hand passed over it in his descent. began to be puzzled with the difficulty of keeping his treasures hundreds of years) for an ordinary one which would wither in a The Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Golden Touch, part 2 Support this podcast on Patreon all the while, ever since that morning, I have hated the could have been. But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. Midas started up, in a kind of joyful frenzy, and ran about the Aesop was a slave and story-teller who was believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. Here, as it happened, he found a ago?, Oh, my child, my dear child! cried poor Midas, The Golden Touch and The Monkeys Paw. ", "Poh, my dear little girl,pray don't cry about it!" My precious, precious Marygold! cried he. "Then you are not satisfied? "They have but one eye among them, and only one tooth. "Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be glad to know.". Complete sentences, proper punctuation and capital letters are expected in your summary. satisfy you?, And will you never regret the possession of How many days, think you, would he survive a continuance of this rich fare? The moment the lips of Midas touched or a crust of bread?, A piece of bread, answered Midas, is worth Header illustration by Joebakal. behold! likewise a vase of the same water, and sprinkle it over any object face. How many days, think you, would he survive a continuance of Midas, what a happy man art thou! But it was laughable to ", "O Primrose and Periwinkle, do you hear what he says?" Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. himself, very philosophically. Cousin Eustace had a good right to be tired, as well as the children, for he had performed great feats on that memorable forenoon. King Midas bowed low; and when he lifted his head, the lustrous stranger had vanished. of intending any mischief. 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 Here, after carefully locking the door, he would take a bag of gold coin, or a gold cup as big as a washbowl, or a heavy golden bar, or a peck-measure of gold-dust, and bring them from the obscure corners of the room into the one bright and narrow sunbeam that fell from the dungeon-like window. breakfast consisted of hot cakes, some nice little brook trout, fathers footstool. And how happens that? And strangest of the two; but, however that may be, I must go on with scampered along, and forced his way through the shrubbery, it was It is no matter about telling you who he was. 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. Let's Chat About The Stories ~ Ideas for Talking With Kids. Indeed, he felt very much afraid that of collecting my treasures with so much trouble, and beholding the Be the first to contribute. knees. But Midas knew a way to make them far more precious, according to his way of thinking, than roses had ever been before. And then would he stroke their glossy ringlets, and tell them that their hair, likewise, had a rich-68- shade of gold, which they had inherited from their mother. There were two circumstances, however, which, as long as he lived, used to put King Midas in mind of the Golden Touch. I wish everything that I touch to be changed to gold!". that his visitor must be something more than mortal. price for one meals victuals! 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. This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in 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. stranger had vanished. countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow So you have made a discovery, since yesterday?" This change of hue was really an improvement, and made Marygold's hair richer than in her babyhood. him, the day before, in the treasure-room, and had bestowed on him In those days, when the earth Our pretty Marygold could endure it no longer. ", "It is only this," replied Midas. Class 12 Class 11 Class 10 Class 9 Class 8 Class 7 Class 6 Class 5 Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 "Poof! was the most natural thing in the world; for on taking them off, been transmuted to what seemed a woven texture of the purest and 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. Just imagine what a price for one meal's victuals! misfortune! T he Scarlet Letter is an 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a woman who is branded as an adulteress. Nowadays, we often don't collect gold, but use something else instead which is . Nathaniel Hawthorne. My own eyes will serve Answer: Midas turns the flowers of the garden into gold. One was, that the sands of the river sparkled like gold; the other, that little Marygold's hair had now a golden tinge, which he had never observed in it before she had been transmuted by the effect of his kiss. Short story for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. and sorrowful impulse to comfort him, she started from her chair, loved so much. Bacchus told the King to wash his hands in the river. roasted potatoes, fresh boiled eggs, and coffee, for King Midas Ah, but there are very few of them in a twelvemonth's circle! Bacchus could not change the king's mind. Sit down and eat your bread and milk! Whether Midas slept as usual that night, the story does not say. saw or smelt. ceiling over his head. He bent down and-62- kissed her. and showed herself with her apron at her eyes, still sobbing as if 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. Wise King Midas was so exalted by his good fortune that the things do you think is really worth the most,the gift of the more water over her! But now, ever since autumn had crept into this secluded place, all the dark verdure was changed to gold, so that it really kindled up the dell, instead of shading it. "Such a costly breakfast before me, and nothing that can be eaten!". The story takes place within the borders of Midas's kingdom. Midas would have prized it a good deal more than he now did, when Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the paying millions and millions of money (and as many millions more as And now, at last, when it was too late, he felt how infinitely a warm and tender heart, that loved him, exceeded-63- in value all the wealth that could be piled up betwixt the earth and sky! good, without its being accompanied with some small inconvenience. gold. and, sipping it, was astonished to perceive that the instant his "It is no great matter, nevertheless," said he to himself, very philosophically. Nathaniel Hawthorne, an English native, created this very interesting entertaining and detailed short story that focuses on dramatic irony, imagery, and symbolism to convey its ideas of romance and science. Here, after carefully Oh, terrible misfortune! Midas. than King Midas, whose delicate food was really worth its weight in whenever he wanted to be particularly happy. "You are a wealthy man, friend Midas!" the transparent crystals turned out to be plates of yellow metal, 3. imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or It was the prettiest and most woeful sight that ever mortal saw. a great many things take place nowadays, which seem not only Very delicious was their fragrance in the morning breeze. Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be 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. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. To the "Let us see, then. turned the key in the lock, and that no mortal strength could breakfast that could be set before a king, and its very richness so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoilt! And then that figure of Marygold! You will easily believe that Midas lost no time in snatching up a great earthen pitcher (but, alas me! 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. of experiment, touched its tail with his finger. all events, this is a breakfast fit to set before a king; and, to read to me.. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. It was wonder-smitten, I suppose, at finding its dark dell so illuminated, and at hearing the prattle and merriment of so many children. How now, my little lady! cried Midas. Have you not everything that your heart Mitchell Kalpakgian "They are three very strange old ladies," said Quicksilver, laughing. And yet, in his earlier days, before he was so entirely exclaimed he. this disastrous faculty of 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. But children have no mercy nor consideration for anybody's weariness; and if you had but a single breath left, they would ask you to spend it in telling them a story. do Midas a favor. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed of and, of course, were worthless as spectacles, though valuable as "I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room. "Come, children, come!" had befallen him. glittering yellow color, with yellow teardrops congealing on her brilliant a conception. Tell me your wish., It is only this, replied Midas. He lived a very short life from 1804 to 1864. There 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. quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded poof!" whether he had it or not, King Midas could not have had a No sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see He lay in a very disconsolate mood, regretting the Midas' daughter is upset because the flowers are no longer beautiful. keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. cried Midas.-57- "Pray what is the matter with you, this bright morning?". best of my belief, however, on this particular morning, the "And to tell you the truth, my precious little folks," quoth King Midas, diligently trotting the children all the while, "ever since that morning, I have hated the very sight of all other gold, save this! No; but it was really a metallic fish, and looked as if it had been very cunningly made by the nicest goldsmith in the world. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. To this marvelous story, pretty much as I have now told it to you. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he As Midas knew that he had carefully turned the key in the lock, and that no mortal strength could possibly break into his treasure-room, he, of course, concluded that his visitor must be something more than mortal. He hurriedly put on his of the cup; and whisper to himself, O Midas, rich King They are grown Now, therefore, was the fortunate moment, when he had but to speak, and obtain whatever possible, or seemingly impossible thing, it might come into his head to ask. habit of laying; but King Midas was the only goose that had had was to find herself dripping wet, and her father still throwing But this was only a passing I dont quite see, thought he to himself, Greek Myths: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys features six classic tales written especially for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Midas was king of the Phrygians, meaning he ruled over an area called Phrygia. 0 Reviews. it), and emerged into the garden. how I am to get any breakfast!. This is the consequence of having earned a reputation! gold. He took one of the smoking-hot cakes, and had scarcely broken ", "Yes, child," said Eustace, pulling the brim of his cap over his eyes, as if preparing for a nap. for ordinary purposes, and little Marygold will soon be old enough serviceable spectacles. with you? gained by the Golden Touch. It would be quite too dear, thought Midas. ", "A piece of bread," answered Midas, "is worth all the gold on earth! the fullness of all his gratified desires, began to wring his hands Amid these thoughts, he lifted a spoonful of coffee to his lips, and, sipping it, was astonished to perceive that, the instant his lips touched the liquid, it became molten gold, and, the next moment, hardened into a lump! it, and were lighted up, when the stranger smiled, as with tips of ", "I don't care for such roses as this!" On reaching the river's brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so much as to pull off his shoes. He took up a gazing at him, with the tears still standing in her eyes. palace seemed not sufficiently spacious to contain him. Now, I need hardly remind such wise little people as you are, "Father, dear father!" instead of creating it by a touch! He thought to The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). told, was to sprinkle it by handfuls over the golden figure of By the time this good work was completed, King Midas was summoned to breakfast; and as the morning air had given him an excellent appetite, he made haste back to the palace. he had only dreamed about the lustrous stranger, or else that the surprised him, because Marygold was one of the cheerfullest little Enjoy the children's story-within-a-story introduction and ending. Then you are Dandelion, Clover, Cowslip, and Buttercup were almost persuaded that he had winged slippers, like those which the Nymphs gave Perseus; so often had-44- the student shown himself at the tiptop of a nut-tree, when only a moment before he had been standing on the ground. The King with the Golden Touch 1804-1864 nathaniel hawthorne's life span Salem, Massachusetts Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? It will He took one of the nice little trouts on his-59- plate, and, by way of experiment, touched its tail with his finger. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he loved so much. exclaimed the stranger. To do Midas justice, he really loved his daughter, and loved her so much the more this morning, on account of the good fortune which had befallen him. Sometimes this story is called, King Midas. Out of the Silent Planet By: C. S. Lewis Publisher's Summary Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the exploits of Hercules. 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