of gold and the more he had the more he wanted. He stored all the
gold in his vaults and used to spend time every day counting it.
One day while he was counting a stranger came from nowhere and
said he would grant him a wish. The king was delighted and said, "I
would like everything I touch to turn to gold." The stranger asked the
king, Are you sure?" The king replied, "Yes." So the stranger said,
"Starting tomorrow morning with the sun rays you will get the golden
touch." The king thought he must be dreaming, this couldn't be true.
But the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes,
and everything turned to gold. He looked out of the window and saw
his daughter playing in the garden. He decided to give her a surprise
and thought she would be happy. But before he went to the garden he
decided to read a book. The moment he touched it, it turned into gold
and he couldn't read it. Then he sat to have breakfast and the moment
he touched the fruit and the glass of water, they turned to gold. He
was getting hungry and he said to himself, "I can't eat and drink
gold”.
Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged
her and she turned into a gold statue. There were no more smiles left.
The king bowed his head and started crying. The stranger who gave
the wish came again and asked the king if he was happy with his
golden touch. The king said he was the most miserable man. The
stranger asked, "What would you rather have, your food and loving
daughter or lumps of gold and her golden statue?" The king cried and
asked for forgiveness.
He said, "I will give up all my gold. Please give
me my daughter back because without her I have lost everything
worth having." The stranger said to the king, "You have become wiser
than before" and he reversed the spell. He got his daughter back.
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