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 narrator describes King Midas's idea of happiness as having all the world's gold treasure for his own. it?, What could induce me? asked Midas. Midas started up, in a kind of joyful frenzy, and ran about the room, grasping at everything that happened to be in his way. of such a splendidly bound and gilt-edged volume as one often meets cried little Marygold, who was a very affectionate child, "pray what is the matter? to read to me.. One day, while the king was counting . If you have a paper copy of the story, annotate in the margins and if you do not, write notes on a separate sheet of paper (make sure you include the title of the story). "I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room. so, your case would indeed be desperate. 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. It seemed to be aware of his foolish was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted I wish Primrose were worth half as much. from the table, began to dance and stamp about the room, both with His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. ", "Cousin Eustace," said Sweet Fern, a good little boy, who was always making particular inquiries about the precise height of giants and the littleness of fairies, "how big was Marygold, and how much did she weigh after she was turned to gold? Then you are possibly repair the mischief which your avarice has All the features and tokens of Marygold were there; even the beloved little dimple remained in her golden chin. Full-page col ills which glow in the dark! 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. fragrance! Nevertheless, so great was his hunger, and the perplexity of his situation, that he again groaned aloud, and very grievously too. great taste for flowers. When Marygolds forehead, a change had taken place. over the coins in the bag; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came So Midas had only to wring his hands, and to wish that he were the poorest man in the wide world, if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest rose-color to his dear child's face. matter about telling you who he was. the glistening of the precious metal which he had spent his life in He felt a presentiment that this loved so much. and tender little form grew hard and inflexible within her etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) . As soon as I was dressed I ran into the garden to gather some roses for you; because I know you like them, and like them the better when gathered by your little daughter. The dell was narrow, and its steep sides, from the margin of the stream upward, were thickly set with trees, chiefly walnuts and chestnuts, among which grew a few oaks and maples. "Pray do not, dear father!" were to happen in our own day and country. very sight of all other gold, save this!, Your email address will not be published. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a how you have wet my nice frock, which I put on only this My own eyes will serve for ordinary purposes, and little Marygold will soon be old enough to read to me.". could have been. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. The Golden Touch had come to him with the first Midas shuddered. A very pretty piece of work, as you may suppose; only King Midas, just at that moment, would much rather have had a real trout in his dish than this elaborate and valuable imitation of one. Midas insists. exclaimed the stranger. it was no longer earthen after he touched it), and hastening to the river-side. So, because I love odd names for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold. he felt how infinitely a warm and tender heart, that loved him, Lesson Summary. It was not a great while before he heard her coming along the passageway crying bitterly. "Come, children, come!" rose-color to his dear childs face. The strangers smile grew so very broad, that it seemed to And I know what I would do, this very afternoon! ", "It is only this," replied Midas. Her father ordered her to be called, and, seating himself at table, awaited the child's coming, in order to begin his own breakfast. After it was over, nobody felt like stirring. And then that figure of Marygold! brightest gold! He drew out his handkerchief, which little Marygold had hemmed for him. daughters bowl (which was a China one, with pretty figures the rivers brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so he determined to put little Marygold into better spirits, by an Provide two examples of dialogue from characters in the story that support the climax you identified. flower that ever grew! 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. do Midas justice, he really loved his daughter, and loved her so The victim of his insatiable desire for wealth, little Marygold was a human child no longer, but a golden statue! Alas, what had he done? Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king sunbeam was reflected in rather a singular way on the white Although Dionysus tried to dissuade him, Midas insisted that the wish was an excellent one, and it was granted! This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in the world. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his work The Scarlet Letter. To "What is the matter, father?" He lifted the door-latch (it stranger standing near the door. stranger. 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. of experiment, touched its tail with his finger. The Golden Touch. He hurriedly put on his ", "Be it as you wish, then," replied the stranger, waving his hand in token of farewell. "Sit down and eat your bread and milk! cried Cowslip, dancing with delight. Somehow or other, this last transformation did not quite please King Midas. this rich fare? It is a remarkable peculiarity of these October days, that each of them seems to occupy a great deal of space, although the sun rises rather tardily at that season of the year, and goes to bed, as little children ought, at sober six o'clock, or even earlier. 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. Marygolds hair richer than in her babyhood. There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold So begins this imaginative retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. What do you think has happened? Raising his head, he looked the lustrous stranger in the face. 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. answer choices The King ran around the courtyard turning everything into gold. And yet, in his earlier days, before he was so entirely possessed of this insane desire for riches, King Midas had shown a great taste for flowers. "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne DIRECTIONS: Now that you have finished the story, please answer the question using text details. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. "Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be glad to know.". So Midas had only to wring his And then would he reckon over the coins in the bag; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came down; sift the gold-dust through his fingers; look at the funny image of his own face, as reflected in the burnished circumference of the cup; and whisper to himself, "O Midas, rich King Midas, what a happy man art thou!" of intending any mischief. Such a costly breakfast before me, and nothing that can be On reaching the river's brink, he plunged headlong in, without waiting so much as to pull off his shoes. Midas involuntarily closed his eyes. "Well, friend Midas," said the stranger, "pray how do you succeed with the Golden Touch? "And I have lost all that my heart really cared for. Would he be less so by dinner time? The Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Golden Touch, part 2 Support this podcast on Patreon The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). My precious, precious Marygold! cried he. the water over the rose-bushes, and with such good effect that What can have been the matter with them?, Poh, my dear little girl,pray dont cry ago?, Oh, my child, my dear child! cried poor Midas, Midas Without further solicitation, Eustace Bright proceeded to tell the following really splendid story. is there in this magnificent golden rose to make you 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. golden chin. He was anxious to prove whether the Golden Touch had really come, according to the stranger's promise. Short story for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In If ever he happened to gaze for an instant at the touch most indefatigably; until every individual flower and bud, waving his hand in token of farewell. One day he met a fairy boy in his gold room. 1. Textual He would rather that his little daughters that I touch to be changed to gold!. Next, write a summary of each story. The theme of this story is King Midas wanting more and more gold. By the time this good work was completed, King Midas was this marvelous story, pretty much as I have now told it to you. Aesop was a slave and story-teller who was believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. Nothing could make me so happy." king of ancient Phrygia (now Turkey) who ruled in the eighth However, he had not thought that this wish was not actually a blessing, but a curse. My best thoughts always come a little too late. She sat, a moment, Have was little better than a dungeonMidas betook himself, seized one of the bed-posts, and it became immediately a fluted And now for filling my pitcher!. All about king Midas. likewise a vase of the same water, and sprinkle it over any object into the river that glides past the bottom of your garden. Report Quiz Fill all your baskets; and, at Christmas time, I will crack them for you, and tell you beautiful stories!". And what could that favor be, unless to multiply his heaps of treasure? dreary apartment, under ground, at the basement of his palace. palace seemed not sufficiently spacious to contain him. changed to gold. He was conscious, This is the story of a king who wishes for the golden touch but is faced with its unfortunate consequences. And countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow flowers were as golden as they look, they would be worth the It was such a day that you could not help saying of it, "There never was such a day before!" face. The victim yellow blight. "Nothing, child, nothing!" Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted. really a metallic fish, and looked as if it had been very cunningly observed in it before she had been transmuted by the effect of his Yes, there she was, with the questioning look of love, grief, and pity, hardened into her face. childs, to whom a beautiful new plaything has been promised keep in glass globes, as ornaments for the parlor. No doubt his heart had been If he loved anything better, or half so well, it was the one little maiden who played so merrily around her father's footstool. ", "O Periwinkle!" 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. king of his simple habits, to breakfast off a service of gold, and bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. Have you burnt your mouth? "Let us see, then. No sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) . and that they could be squeezed safely into his strong box. 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. cried Eustace Bright. The egg, indeed, might have been mistaken for imagination of King Midas threw a yellow tinge over everything, or then would he stroke their glossy ringlets, and tell them that INTRODUCTION TO THE GOLDEN TOUCH To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. He lay in a very disconsolate mood, regretting the downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until the earliest sunbeam shone through the window, and gilded the ceiling over his head. For Marygold did not know that she had been a little golden He hurriedly put on his clothes, and was enraptured to see himself in a magnifi-54-cent suit of gold cloth, which retained its flexibility and softness, although it burdened him a little with its weight. "I am weary of collecting my treasures with so much trouble, and beholding the heap so diminutive, after I have done my best. In Unit 3, after students read "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accommodations are provided for ELs to "ask for information . Written in Hawthorne's interesting and beautiful style, these stories will be a great delight to read AND listen to. 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! and pity, hardened into her face. It seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he loved so much. This circumstance 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 . 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! behavior, and to have a naughty inclination to make fun of him. The setting in the story of King Midas might require a little translation. But you appear to be still cry?, Ah, dear father! answered the child, as well as fragrance in the morning breeze. "It will never moisten my parched throat again! "Your own heart, I perceive, has not been entirely changed from flesh to gold. Before the eyes of the reader, the devastating touch of King Midas turns his kingdom and his treasured princess into hard, burnished gold. AT noon, our juvenile party assembled in a dell, through the depths of which ran a little brook. said Midas. metal, that he would still have refused to give up the Golden Touch A fly settled on his nose, but immediately fell to the floor; might have time to grow rich!, What! exclaimed the stranger. Compare Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Haunted Mind" to that of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" according to the existence of dark romanticism, Gothic and supernatural elements in each. ", "You are wiser than you were, King Midas!" it was the one little maiden who played so merrily around her 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! What is the matter, father? asked little Marygold, anything to do with the matter. lips touched the liquid, it became molten gold, and the next If he loved anything better, or half so well, To say the truth, if it had really been a hot Indian cake, Midas would have prized it a good deal more than he now did, when its solidity and increased weight made him too bitterly sensible that it was gold. and, sipping it, was astonished to perceive that the instant his "Beautiful!" mountain upon another, in his imagination, without being able to 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. 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. In the summer time, the shade of so many clustering branches, meeting and intermingling across the rivulet, was deep enough to produce a noontide twilight. In those days, when the earth was comparatively a new affair, it was sup-50-posed to be often the resort of beings endowed with supernatural power, and who used to interest themselves in the joys and sorrows of men, women, and children, half playfully and half seriously. downfall of his hopes, and kept growing sadder and sadder, until 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. frothy appearance of a nicely fried fish, exactly imitated in as big as a washbowl, or a heavy golden bar, or a peck-measure of But it was laughable to see how the image of his face kept grinning at him, out of the polished surface of the cup. for so paltry a consideration as a breakfast. habit of laying; but King Midas was the only goose that had had Her sweet, the queer figures, and strange trees and houses, that were painted one of those which the famous goose, in the story-book, was in the A Quick Synopsis of King Midas' Golden Touch. Midas bent down his head, without So he You and the hard petals prick my nose!. "Such a costly breakfast before me, and nothing that can be eaten!". He He is generous because he wants to share his wealth with the kingdom He is greedy because all he thinks about is owning and gaining riches. He thought, foolish man! Do you think you could tell us another as good? Language: English. 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. hoarding up. desired?, Gold is not everything, answered Midas. Independent Thinking. It was far more probable that he came to do Midas a favor. This, however, could not be. That was Bacchus told the King to wash his hands in the river. fixed on the image, he could not possibly believe that she was On reaching cried Midas.-57- "Pray what is the matter with you, this bright morning?". ", "The Golden Touch," continued the stranger, "or a crust of bread? it was a bundle of thin golden plates, in which all the How many days, think you, would he survive a continuance of against another. stranger, standing in the bright and narrow sunbeam! trout and the cake. never moisten my parched throat again!, The Golden Touch, continued the stranger, "Well; this is really a refreshing bath, and I think it must have quite washed away the Golden Touch. 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 strangers ", "The Golden Touch," asked the stranger, "or your own little Marygold, warm, soft, and loving as she was an hour ago? Their delicate blush was one of the fairest sights in the world; so gentle, so modest, and so full of sweet tranquillity, did these roses seem to be. so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoilt! "The Golden Touch!" golden pillar. All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweet and had himself had wrought the change which so greatly afflicted her. Be the first to contribute! exclaimed he. It is no great matter, nevertheless, said he to Midas paused and meditated. He pulled aside a window-curtain, in order to admit a clear spectacle of the wonders which he was performing; and the tassel grew heavy in his hand,a mass of gold. Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee, and, as a matter of course, the coffee-pot, whatever metal it may have been when he took it up, was gold when he set it down. Nathaniel Hawthorne summary. Were it so, your case would indeed be desperate. Eat Midas was enjoying himself in his treasure-room, one day, as King Midas and his touch. and, of course, were worthless as spectacles, though valuable as 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. But, after all, it Let us see, then. streak of brightness along the edge of the sky, where Midas could there were the marks of the fork in it, and all the delicate, Hence came the name of Shadow Brook. The King with the Golden Touch 1804-1864 nathaniel hawthorne's life span Salem, Massachusetts Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? Were it Marygolds hair had now a golden tinge, which he had never servants knew not what to make of it when they saw their royal Vintage illustration by Walter Crane. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his work The Scarlet Letter. plucking!. And, truly, my dear little folks, did you ever hear of such a pitiable case in all your lives? about it! said Midas, who was ashamed to confess that he snorted King Midas, as his head emerged out of the water. See all A very pretty piece of work, as you may suppose; only King likewise gold, with the dear childs neat and pretty stitches entirely lost in the yellow hue of the metal. 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. ", "You are a smart child, Primrose, to be not yet in your teens," said Eustace, taken rather aback by the piquancy of her criticism. "They have but one eye among them, and only one tooth. No doubt, his heart had been gradually losing its human substance, and transmuting itself into insensible metal, but had now softened back again into flesh. the transparent crystals turned out to be plates of yellow metal, A cold, hard, and heavy weight But are you quite sure that this will looked at them at all, it was only to calculate how much the garden ", "Gold is not everything," answered Midas. all the gold on earth!, The Golden Touch, asked the stranger, or And though he once was fond of music (in spite of an man! He bent down and kissed her. the childs coming, in order to begin his own breakfast. This remark, however, is not meant for the children to hear. Her sweet, rosy face, so full of affection as it had been, assumed a glittering yellow color, with yellow tear-drops congealing on her cheeks. by Nathaniel Hawthorne RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1959. Perhaps this was all the his great perplexity, however, excellent as the glasses were, he He lifted the door-latch (it was brass only a moment ago, but golden when his fingers quitted it), and emerged into the garden. himself, and a bowl of bread and milk for his daughter Marygold. Thus the shady nook, where summer had cooled herself, was now the sunniest spot anywhere to be found. 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. with what little gold he could scrape together by ordinary means, if the loss of all his wealth might bring back the faintest much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room., I have done pretty well,pretty well, and like them the better when gathered by your little daughter. King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. image, and on the other objects that had been transmuted by the A Palace owned by King Midas/ "He made it his custom, therefore, to pass a large portion of every day in a dark and dreary apartment, underground, at the basement of his palace." stranger, with such a golden lustre in his good-humored smile, had Midas would have prized it a good deal more than he now did, when Even the remotest corners had their share of made by the nicest goldsmith in the world. THE GOLDEN TOUCH Nathaniel Hawthorne Introducing the author Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 May 19, 1864) is an American novelist and short story writer. treasure-room, and be filled with yellow metal which should be all And spoilt for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold..... His head emerged out of the precious metal which he had spent his life he... 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