King midas and the golden touch bbc teach school radio english ancient greek myths persephone orpheus minotaur midas medusa trojan horse cyclops penelope. King midas and the golden touch story is an incredible bedtime story for the little aged kids this is a story about one foolish king midas who very much loves gold. King midas and the golden touch adapted from favorite greek myths by lilian stoughton hyde one day silenus the oldest of the satyrs who was now very weak became lost in the vineyards of king midas someone found him wandering helplessly about barely able to walk and brought him to the king long ago silenus had acted as nurse and teacher to the little wine god bacchus now that silenus . Next the king sprinkled his golden food with water and it all turned back into real food then he and his daughter sat down to eat breakfast together the king ate his food and drank his water very eagerly he hated the golden touch so much that he even sprinkled the chairs and tables and everything else that he had turned to gold