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I Describe the pictures. Whot is the storg obout?

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Long'ogo, in Ancient Greece, there wos king nomed Midos. He lived in on enormous
poloce with his wife ond his doughter. I(ing Midos wos veru, verg rich. He hqd more
gold thon ong other king in the world. His poloce wqs fulI of gold stotues, gold jewellerg
ond gold coins, but Midqs wcrs greedg qnd he olwogs wqnted more.

One dog, the king wqs wqlking in the gorden of his poloce with his doughter. She wos
picking gellow flowers for her room. "Those gellow flowers qre verg beoutifulr" I(ing
Midos soidr "but gold flowers ore more bequtiful."
The king's doughter rcrn bqck into the poloce with her flowers qnd the king wolked

slone. Then Midos mqde o wish. He wished thot evergthing he touched becqme gold.
Soon he touched o flower. It becqme gold. He touched q tree qnd it become gold.
He touched o plont qnd it too wos gold. "Mg wish.hos come true!" he shouted.

The king touched mqng things in his gorden qnd in his poloce. He touched pictures
qnd voses ond plotes qnd theg oll becqme gold. Soon Midqs wos hungrg ond thirstg.

But, when he put some breod in his mouth, it turned to gold. And when he put some
wqter to his lips, it olso turned to gold.
The king sqt in his gorden. "I hove qll the gold in the
worldr" he thoughtr "but I cqnnot ecrt ond I cqnnot drink.
$fhqt shqll I do?"
At lost, the king's doughter sqw her fother in the gorden.
She ron to him becouse he looked so sqd. She touched his
hond ond suddenlg she become gold, too. King Midqs
mode onother wish. He wished thot he could hove his
doughter bock ond he wished to not hove onu more gold.
Suddenlg, oll the gold wos gone ond his doughter wos
ploginE hoppilg in the gorden. King Midqs hod leqrnt his
lesson qnd he never qsked for more gold ogoin.
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3 Reod qgqin ond write ges or no.

L Does King Midos hove o Lot of gold? 2 Does King Midos wont more gold?

3 Con King Midos eot the breod? 4 Whot is the moroL of this storg? _*_

4 Ask ond onswer.

L Do Uou enjoU stories Like this? Whg? 2 Whot is gour fovourite storu Jrom Uour countru?

Extensive reoding: King Midos ond the golden touch ..,1I?',