King Midas was very rich. And he was kind, too. One day, he met an old man. Midas helped the man to find his house. King Midas touched his stick and it turned to gold. He touched his palace and his dinner. They turned to gold!! "How can I make it stop?" said King Midas. "There is a secret river in the hills," said the god. Midas walked a very long way. At last, he found the river. And the water washed away his golden touch.
Do you know King Midas? He was a real king. He lived in Ancient Greece around 3000 years ago. An old legend says he went to the river Pactolus to wash. This river is in modern say Turkey. People still say that the stones on the river bed sparkle with gold.
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Alex, Frith. (2008). King Midas and the Gold
London, England: Usborne
London, England: Usborne
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