Kind Midas

What was something kind that Midas did at the beginning of the story?

• He gave a bouquet of roses to his daughter Aurelia.

• He wished for the golden touch.

• He paid the best gardeners in the realm to create a garden for him.

• He invited the man who was sleeping in his garden to eat dinner with him.

Why did the glowing figure of a young man appear before Midas in his dungeon?

• He was trying to steal his gold.

• He wanted to reward Midas for his kindness.

• He was haunting Midas because he didn't like his food.

• He got lost trying to find his way out of the castle.

Which statement shows that Midas was greedy?

• He said "A man can never have enough gold."

• He entertained a stranger that trespassed in his garden instead of punishing him.

• He hired the best gardeners in his realm.

• He loved nothing more than his daughter, Aurelia.

What problem did Midas have at breakfast?

• He got food poisoning from his dinner the night before.

• The bread was stale and the cheese was rotten.

• He couldn't eat anything because everything he touched turned to gold.

• Aurelia hadn't picked him a bouquet of roses.

When did Midas start thinking that the golden touch was a curse?

• When the glowing figure appeared before him in the dungeon.

• When he turned Aurelia into a gold statue.

• When he plunged into the foaming spring.

• When he restored Aurelia.

Why did King Midas restore all else he had transformed except for a single rose?

• He ran out of water from the spring, so he didn't have enough to restore the rose.

• He kept it as a gift for Aurelia, as she loved flowers so much.

• He kept it as a reminder of the golden touch and that family is more important than wealth.

• He kept it as a reminder of the golden touch, a time that he will look back on with happy memories.

Why was Aurelia sad when all the flowers were turned to gold?

• She missed their scent.

• Gold made her feel sick.

• The gold roses were too heavy, so she couldn't adorn the breakfast table with a bouquet.

• She realized that her father was greedy and loved gold more than flowers.

How did King Midas get the golden touch?

• A stranger that he didn't punish, granted him a wish.

• He ate gold for breakfast each day, which gave him a special power.

• He exchanged it for a bouquet of roses.

• He bathed in a foaming spring past the borders of his realm.

Why didn't King Midas want the golden touch any more?

• He started to get so hungry that he was worried he would die.

• He realized that it is possible to have too much gold.

• Turning his daughter to gold made him the most miserable of men.

• He missed the scent of the flowers in his garden.

How did King Midas get rid of the golden touch?

• He woke up the next morning and realized it was all a dream.

• He sold everything that he turned into gold.

• He was granted another wish by a stranger that he found sleeping in his garden.

• He cleansed himself in the water of a foaming spring.