The Golden Touch

 Unseen passage for practice!

The Golden Touch

Once there lived a greedy man in a small town. He was very rich, and he loved gold and all things fancy. But he loved his daughter more than anything. One day, he chanced upon a fairy. The fairy’s hair was caught in a few tree branches. He helped her out, but as his greediness took over, he realised that he had an opportunity to become richer by asking for a wish in return (by helping her out). The fairy granted him a wish. He said, “All that I touch should turn to gold.” And his wish was granted by the grateful fairy.

The greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the while touching stones and pebbles and watching them convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter rushed to greet him. As soon as he bent down to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a gold statue. He was devastated and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life. He realised his folly and spent the rest of his days searching for the fairy to take away his wish.

Q1. What type of the man was the rich man?

Q2. What did the fairy grant to the rich man?

Q3. Why did the rich man start crying?

Q4. What do you mean by 'folly'?

Q5. Who turned into a gold statue?

Q6. How much did the rich man love his daughter?

Q7. What is moral of the story?

Prepared by Noor E Alam Sir