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He throws a heavy gold bar up in the air and catches it . He puts his hands in a box of gold dust . It falls through his fingers like sand . Then he picks up a big gold cup . It is as big as a washbowl , and very bright . He can see his face in it . It is a funny , yellow face . “ Oh , Midas , rich King Midas , ” he says softly to the face . “ What a happy man you are ! ” The face in the cup smiles back at him . It is a strange smile . The face seems to laugh at him . Is it laughing at the foolish king ? And the truth is , Midas is not really happy . “ I have a lot of gold , ” he thinks . “ But it is not enough . I want the whole world to be my treasure room . I want it full of yellow gold , and all of it mine ! ” III . The Stranger One day , Midas is in his treasure room , as usual . Suddenly , a shadow falls over his gold . Midas looks up . There is a stranger in the room ! He is standing in the thin line of sunlight . He is a young man with a happy red face . His smile seems to be yellow , like gold . He is in the way of the light , but the room is not darker . It is brighter ! When he smiles , even the dark corners are full of light . “ The door is locked , ” thinks Midas . “ Nobody can come in here . So this is not a normal man . ” In those old days , the world was young . Magic people sometimes came to the earth . They liked to play with the lives of men , women and children . Midas has met people like this before . He is not afraid . The stranger has a kind face . “ Maybe he wants to help me , ” thinks Midas . “ Maybe he wants to give me more gold ! ” “ You are a rich man , friend Midas ! ” says the stranger . “ I don’t think any other room in the world has so much gold . ” “ It is not bad , not bad , ” says Midas . He does not sound happy . “ But really , it is very little . It took me all my life to get it . A man needs a thousand years . Then he can get really rich ! ” “ What ? ” says the stranger . “ You are not happy ? ” Midas shakes his head . “ Then what can make you happy ? ” asks the stranger . “ Tell me . I only want to know . ” Midas stops and thinks . He feels sure of one thing : this stranger can make any wish come true . This is his big chance . So Midas thinks and thinks and thinks . In his head , he makes mountains of gold . But no mountain is big enough . Then he has an idea . It is as bright as the gold he loves . “ Well , Midas , ” says the stranger . “ I see you have an idea . Tell me your wish . ” “ It is only this , ” says Midas . “ I work so hard for my gold , and I only have this little pile . So I want everything I touch to turn to gold ! ”
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