The Golden Touch The children were dipping strawberries into chocolate. “They look yummy!” said Chip. “They taste yummy!” said Kipper. Kipper went to Biff's room. He ou're getting chocolate on had chocolate on his hands. He got _ everything,” said Chip. chocolate on everything he touched. _ “I wish everything I touched turned “Go away, Kipper!” said Biff. into chocolate," said Kipper. 52“That's just greedy,” said Chip. Just then the magic key began glow. It took the children into an adventure. J They saw a girl sitting by a river. She was crying. “What's the matter?” asked Biff. to “Come with me and I'll show you said the girl. “My name is Zoe.” Zoe took them to a palace. yu,” The children gasped. The palace was made of gold, and a gold tree stood outside. 53,a Zoe took the children inside. “My father is King Midas,” said Everything was made of gold, even Zoe sadly. “He made a wish that the food on the table! everything he touched turned into gold. Now his wish has come true!” “If the food turns into gold, how Just then King Midas came in. can he eat it?” asked Chip. Zoe hid behind Biff. “My father “He can't,” said Zoe. “And if he used to hug me,” she said, “but he touches me, I'll turn into gold too.” mustn't do it anymore.” 54 fa.a King Midas saw Floppy. “I love “Stop!” called Chip. “Don't touch dogs,” he said. “Come here!” that dog!” It was too late. King Midas patted Floppy and he turned into gold. “I'm so sorry,” said King Midas. “| forgot that everything | touch turns Biff. into gold. I wish I could turn him back into a real dog again.” Ee “Who granted the wish?” asked LAN “It was Dionysus,” said the king. “Then we must go and see him,” said Biff, “and ask him to help.” 55Dionysus lived on Mount Olympus. It was a long way to walk, but at last King Midas and the children arrived. “| want everything back the way it was,” said King Midas. “My wish was silly.” 56 me?” asked Dionysus. “| have come to ask you to help. me,” said King Midas. “You were foolish and greedy,” said Dionysus. “But you have learnt your lesson. Now go back and do what I tell you.”Dionysus told them to get water “It works!” said King Midas. “I'm so from the river. They had to pour it glad your dog is back.” onto everything that had turned into “So am I!" said Kipper. gold. King Midas gave Zoe a hug. “What _King Midas looked at the children. a fool | have been,” he said. “I’m glad “Thank you for helping us,” he said. | can hug you now. | will never ask for The key began to glow. It was gold again!” time to go home. 5758 “Hey! Why did you do that?” asked Kipper, crossly. “To stop you from turning into chocolate,” laughed Chip. . Listen to the story and read it dramatically. . Useful common words: asked children chocolate everything gold just made now took turned 3. Tell what the story is about. 4. Talk about your favourite part of the story. 5, Rewrite the story.