King Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. At first he was excited to turn objects into gold, but soon realized this was not a good wish when the food he touched turned to gold and he couldn't eat it. His daughter hugged him to comfort him and she too turned to gold. Midas cried out that the golden touch was no blessing, realizing that being greedy for wealth and possessions only leads to harm. The story teaches that greed is not good.