READING

ENHANCEMENT
Vocabulary
Development
Match the pictures in column A to the words in the column B.
A B
a. groan
b. dismay
c. bestow
d. Satyr
e. starve
Match the pictures in column A to the words in the column B.
A B
a. groan
b. dismay
c. bestow
d. Satyr
e. starve
Let us understand the meaning of the ff. words

SATYR
a man with a horse's ears and tail
Let us understand the meaning of the ff. words

BESTOW
to present or give an honor, right
or gift
Let us understand the meaning of the ff. words

GROAN
to make a deep sound in response
to pain
Let us understand the meaning of the ff. words

STARVE
to suffer severely from hunger
Let us understand the meaning of the ff. words

DISMAY
to cause someone to feel distress
Let us read a
story.
There once was a king named Midas
who did a good deed for a satyr — a
spirit of nature. Dionysus, the god of
wine, then granted him a wish.

For his wish, Midas asked that

whatever he touched would turn to
gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to
prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was
a fantastic wish, so it was bestowed.

Excited about his newly-earned powers,

Midas started touching all kinds of
things, turning each item into pure
gold.
But soon, Midas became hungry. As he
picked up a piece of food, he found he
couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in
his hand.

Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve!

Perhaps this was not such an excellent
wish after all!”

Seeing his dismay, Midas’ beloved

daughter threw her arms around him to
comfort him, and she, too, turned to
gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,”
Midas cried.
Answer the following questions.
1. What was King Midas wish?
2. Why do you think Midas wanted to have a
hand that can turn everything to gold?
3. Why can’t he eat food?
4. Why did Midas say that “the golden touch is
no blessing at all”?
5. What do you think of King Midas as a person?
- In the beginning of the story, did you
think that the golden touch is a fantastic
gift? Why or why not?

- What did you feel after finishing the

story?

- If you were given a chance to have

one wish, what would it be?
Activity / Reflection
Write a short reflection on the statement below. Relate it
to your personal observations and experiences at home
and in school.

- “Greed will always lead to

downfall.”
Good job,
Class!