The Golden Touch

There once was a king named Midas who did a good deed for a Satyr. And he
was then granted a wish by Dionysus, the god of wine.

For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he touched would turn to gold.
Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic
wish, and so, it was bestowed.

Excited about his newly-earned powers, Midas started touching all kinds of
things, turning each item into pure gold.

But soon, Midas became hungry. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he

Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent
wish after all!”

Seeing his dismay, Midas’ beloved daughter threw her arms around him to
comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,”
Midas cried.

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 The Milkmaid and Her Pail

One day, Molly the milkmaid had filled her pails with milk. Her job was to milk the
cows, and then bring the milk to the market to sell. Molly loved to think about what
to spend her money on.

As she filled the pails with milk and went to market, she again thought of all the
things she wanted to buy. As she walked along the road, she thought of buying a
cake and a basket full of fresh strawberries.

A little further down the road, she spotted a chicken. She thought, “With the money I
get from today, I’m going to buy a chicken of my own. That chicken will lay eggs, then
I will be able to sell milk and eggs and get more money!”

She continued, “With more money, I will be able to buy a fancy dress and make all
the other milkmaids jealous.” Out of excitement, Molly started skipping, forgetting
about the milk in her pails. Soon, the milk started spilling over the edges, covering
Molly.

Drenched, Molly said to herself, “Oh no! I will never have enough money to buy a
chicken now.” She went home with her empty pails.

“Oh, my goodness! What happened to you?” Molly’s mother asked.

“I was too busy dreaming about all the things I wanted to buy that I forgot about the
pails,” she answered.

“Oh, Molly, my dear. How many times do I need to say, ‘Don’t count your chickens
until they hatch?’”

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 The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once, there was a boy who became bored when he watched over the village sheep
grazing on the hillside. To entertain himself, he sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is
chasing the sheep!”

When the villagers heard the cry, they came running up the hill to drive the wolf
away. But, when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy was amused when seeing
their angry faces.

“Don’t scream wolf, boy,” warned the villagers, “when there is no wolf!” They angrily
went back down the hill.

Later, the shepherd boy cried out once again, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the
sheep!” To his amusement, he looked on as the villagers came running up the hill to
scare the wolf away.

As they saw there was no wolf, they said strictly, “Save your frightened cry for when
there really is a wolf! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is no wolf!” But the boy grinned at
their words while they walked grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, the boy saw a real wolf sneaking around his flock. Alarmed, he jumped on his
feet and cried out as loud as he could, “Wolf! Wolf!” But the villagers thought he was
fooling them again, and so they didn’t come to help.

At sunset, the villagers went looking for the boy who hadn’t returned with their
sheep. When they went up the hill, they found him weeping.

“There really was a wolf here! The flock is gone! I cried out, ‘Wolf!’ but you didn’t
come,” he wailed.

An old man went to comfort the boy. As he put his arm around him, he said,
“Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth!”

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 The Golden Egg

Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid one golden egg every day.
The egg provided enough money for the farmer and his wife to support their
daily needs. The farmer and his wife continued to be happy for a long time.

But, one day, the farmer thought to himself, “Why should we take just one egg
a day? Why can’t we take them all at once and make a lot of money?” The
farmer told his wife his idea, and she foolishly agreed.

Then, the next day, as the goose laid its golden egg, the farmer was quick with
a sharp knife. He killed the goose and cut its stomach open, in the hopes of
finding all its golden eggs. But, as he opened the stomach, the only thing he
found was guts and blood.

The farmer quickly realized his foolish mistake and proceeded to cry over his
lost resource. As the days went on, the farmer and his wife became poorer and
poorer. How jinxed and how foolish they were.

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 The Bundle of Sticks

Asha was getting frustrated and tired of life, so she asked her father what to
do. Her father told her to bring an egg, two tea leaves, and a potato. He then
brought out three vessels, filled them with water, and placed them on the
stove.

Once the water was boiling, he told Asha to place the items into each pot and
keep an eye on them. After 10 minutes, he asked Asha to peel the egg, peel the
potato, and strain the leaves. Asha was left confused.

Her father explained, “Each item was placed into the same circumstance,
boiling water. See how each responded differently?”

He continued, “The egg was soft, but is now hard. The potato was hard, but is
now soft. And the tea leaves, they changed the water itself.”

The father then asked, “When adversity calls, we respond in the same manner
as they have. Now, are you an egg, a potato, or tea leaves?”

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