A very good afternoon to the HONOURABLE JUDGES,

LOYAL TIME-KEEPER,TEACHERS and Friends.I’m

____________ from class __________and I’m going to tell
you a story entitled THEMIDAS TOUCH'.

There was once a king named Midas who loved gold. One day,
God appeared before himand asked him to wish for anything.Being greedy
about gold, Midas said, "Everything I touch should turn to gold."
Godgranted his wish and told him that, from the next day, everything he
touched wouldturn to gold.Midas was very happy. He woke up early the
next morning and went around touchingeverything and turning them to
gold.After a while, Midas felt hungry. He picked up a piece of bread
to eat, but it turned togold. When he picked up a glass of water to quench
his thirst, it turned to gold as well.As Midas was thinking about what to
do, his daughter rushed to him. And, when Midastouched her, she
turned into a golden statue.Miserable and teary-eyed, Midas no longer
wanted the boon. He prayed to God andatoned for his greed. Pleased by
Midas' prayer, God asked him to wash his hands in thenearby river to get
rid of the golden touch.Midas returned after washing his hands and
found that everything he had changed togold had turned back to normal.
The moral of the story is
Greed can be destructive. Also, there are many things in lifemore
important and precious than gold or riches. Thank you.