Before long, Midas stopped smiling. Everything he touched turned to gold. He could not eat because the food he touched turned to gold. He could not sleep because his bed was hard, solid gold. Midas was hungry and tired.
Midas sat in his garden, looking at the golden flowers. He wished he had not been greedy. His daughter sat beside him. She felt sad for him. Before Midas could stop her, she put her arm around him. Midas watched as his beautiful daughter turned to gold.
Midas begged the god to take away his power. The god agreed.
Midas was never greedy again.
King Midas is a character in a myth. He wanted everything he touched to turn to gold.
Midas didn’t know his greed would hurt his daughter.