Wine of the Gods;
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Wine of the Gods;
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| Long ago there was a king . People called him King Midas. One day, Bacchus, the god of wine disguised himself as an old man. He somehow got by the knights who were guarding the castle gate. When Midas saw Bacchus, he invited him in for lunch. After Bacchus had seen all the jewels and rubies that King Midas had, he asked if he could leave. King Midas asked him why he would like to leave. Bacchus told him, "All the riches in the world can never add up to my life. I enjoy living the way I did before, sitting in the sunshine, watching nature around me. Gold may be valuable, but nature is priceless. I think I'll go back to my old life." King Midas shook his head and laughed wildly at Bacchus. |
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| Bacchus offered any wish that
King Midas wanted for letting him have lunch. King Midas said, "I
want everything I touch to turn into gold!" Bacchus granted his wish.
Unfortunately, King Midas soon found out that his food, workers, clothes,
and even his daughter, Marigold turned to gold at his very touch.
At first he thought that he would live the grandest life, but when his
own daughter turn to solid gold he felt that he should die. The king
believed that his sweet, little girl should not have to eternally remain
as a solid gold statue as punishment for his greed for gold.
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King Midas quickly ran to Bacchus and said, "I want life to be as it was again!" Bacchus told him, "Go run into the river and wash away everything on you that is gold." King Midas ran swiftly and leaped into the river. He made sure that he was soaked. Then he finally returned to his castle and when he entered everything was normal again. There were his servants working, the cooks cooking, and his daughter eating. From then on, King Midas enjoyed the simple things in life and never desired gold again. The End |
| Aesop | Andromeda | Arachne | Atlantis | Cupid | Cyclops | Echo | Hercules | Hermes | Hydra | Jason | Medusa | Midas | Minotaur | Oedipus | Orpheus | Persephone | Prometheus | Pygmalion | Romulus | Trojan Horse | |