KING MIDAS

CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

MIDAS

GOD

DAUGHTER

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time there was a very kind King called Midas.  But there was something
wrong with him.  He wanted to have all the gold in the world.

MIDAS: Gold is more important to me than anything else in the world.  I don`t care about anything,
I just want to have gold only for myself.

NARRATOR: One day he did a favor to a god.

GOD: Thank you for your favor.  I will give you anything you want.

MIDAS: I wish that anything I touch would turn into gold.

GOD: Your wish is foolish, Midas!.  You can get into a lot of trouble.  Think about it, Midas, think
about it.

MIDAS: That`s the only thing I want.

 
GOD: Very well.  You wish will come true.

NARRATOR: And his clothing was turned into gold, and his house, even his dog was turned into a
statue of gold.

MIDAS: I am really worried.  I can`t eat.  I can`t eat golden food!.  I can`t smell the gold flowers.

NARRATOR: One day her daughter said.

DAUGHTER: Oh father, I am so sad.

MIDAS: No, my dear daughter I made a mistake. I am sorry.

NARRATOR: And when he hugged her, she was turned into gold.

MIDAS: No!.  This can´t be happening to me.  What have I done?.  My precious daughter is now a
gold statue!.

NARRATOR: Then horrified he went running looking for the god.

MIDAS: Please, take back my wish!.  My daughter is worth more than gold!.

GOD: I told you Midas.  I warned you, and now, I can´t undo the gift I granted you.  Go now to the
river and get into the water.  But if when you come out of the water you are not free, then there`s
nothing else I can do.

NARRATOR: Midas ran to the river and got into the water.

 
MIDAS: I have to stay here for a while.

NARRATOR: Then, when he came out of the water he touched some tree branches.

MIDAS: The tree branches are still green and fresh.  I am free!.

NARRATOR: From that day, the King lived happy in a hut in the forest.

MIDAS: I have learned that love is what makes a person rich, not gold.

 The End