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1.3. Write what you think.
a. If you are very thirsty, what would you choose, a glass
of water or a hundred rupees?
b. A ghost wants to take away either your mother or all
the wealth you have at home. What would you give?
2 Reading Time
Read the story and do the activities.
King midaS and tHe golden toucH
Many years ago there lived a king named Midas. He had a
beautiful little daughter, whose name was Marigold. King
Midas was very rich. He had more gold than any other king in
the world. One room of his great castle was almost filled with
yellow pieces of gold.
The king grew so fond of his gold that he loved it more than
anything else in the entire world. He even loved it better than
his own daughter, dear little rosy-cheeked Marigold. His one
great wish seemed to be for more and more gold.
One day while he was in his gold room, a beautiful fairy stood
before him. The boy’s face shone with a wonderful light, and
he had wings on his cap and wings on his feet. In his hand he
carried a strange-looking wand, and the wand also had wings.
“Midas, you are the richest man in the world,” said the fairy.
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