King Midas and the Golden Touch
A gentle bedtime retelling of King Midas, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Golden Touch". An 8-minute listen, with soft music between the scenes. In this episode: - A king who loved gold gets his wish: everything he touches turns to gold, even his little daughter Marygold. - River water makes all right again, and he learns what is worth more than gold. Sources: The Golden Touch Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 4.0 Gentle stories for bedtime and story time, told slowly by a warm narrator. luongnv.com/podcast/stories
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Based on THE GOLDEN TOUCH.