King Midas – A fairy tale

Once upon a time there was a king named Midas. King Midas wanted to be the richest man in the world! One morning, King Midas was thinking about his money. He told his servants to bring his bags of gold. The servants brought his money and Midas began counting it. While he was counting, King Midas closed his eyes. He made a wish to the god, Dionisos. He wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. He repeated his wish three times.

King Midas opened his eyes and touched the table. It turned to gold! Then he touched his chair, it turned to gold, too! Midas jumped up and touched a picture. It also turned to gold! I am he happiest man in the world, he said, and soon I’ll be the richest man, too. Just then, King Midas daughter came into the room. “Daddy, daddy”, she said. King Midas held out his arms and hugged her. She turned to gold! King Midas cried and cried…He understood that his wonderful wish was really a terrible one. His beautiful princess was now a golden statue! The King learned an important lesson. He learned that money doesn’t always make you happy.

Όλγα, ΣΤ΄τάξη (Olga, sixth grade)