King Midas and the Golden Touch, (Paperback)

from AbigailAdams26

A retelling of the ancient Greek myth of King Midas, who foolishly believed that gold was the ultimate blessing, only to learn his lesson when Dionysus gives him the gift of the "golden touch." Unable to eat golden food, or drink golden water, Midas is miserable - but when his new-found ability t...

from jkessluk

A traditional myth where the king does a good deed and is granted one wish. The king is greedy though and asks to be able to turn everything he touches into gold. He quickly finds out he can't eat this way and turns his daughter into gold, and searches for a way to make things go back to how they...

from 1Avidfan

This is a beautifully illustrated edition of the story of King Midas and His Golden Touch.

from memaldonado

Gold was almost the most precious thing for King Midas, but he loved his daughter above everything. One day an old man slept in his garden of roses, and King Midas brought him inside the palace and gave him food. Later that night the spirit of that old man appeared to King Midas in his chamber, a...

from lruano

King Midas loved gold. The only thing he loved more than gold was his daughter Aurelia. One day he got to grant a wish and he wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. Unfortunately, King Midas didn't know that this could also be a curse. This is a cute myth about how some this can ...