004 点石成金的国王

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King Midas was a very kind man

麦达斯国王是一位非常善良的人。

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He loved to listen to music and eat delicious food

他喜欢听音乐和品尝美食。

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He also loved strolling in his rose garden

他也喜欢在自己的玫瑰园里散步。

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One evening a satyr named Silenus got lost

一天晚上，一位名叫西勒诺斯的森林之神迷路了。

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He wandered into King Midas' rose garden and soon fell asleep

他游荡进了麦达斯国王的玫瑰园，很快就睡着了。

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The next morning King Midas' gardener found the satyr in the garden and took him to the king

第二天早上，麦达斯国王的园丁在花园里发现了这位森林之神，并把他带到了国王那里。

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Silenus stood before King Midas

西勒诺斯站在麦达斯国王面前。

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" Why were you sleeping in my rose garden?" asked the king

“你为什么睡在我的玫瑰园里？”国王问道。

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Silenus explained how he had gotten lost, and King Midas felt sorry for the creature

西勒诺斯解释了他如何迷路的，麦达斯国王对这个生物感到同情。

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" I will not punish you. You may go in peace," he said

“我不会惩罚你。你可以平安离开了，”他说。

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Silenus was very grateful to King Midas

西勒诺斯非常感谢麦达斯国王。

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Silenus was an old friend of Dionysus, the god of wine

西勒诺斯是酒神狄俄尼索斯的老朋友。

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Dionysus was very powerful

狄俄尼索斯非常强大。

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He listened as Silenus told him about the kind King Midas

他听西勒诺斯讲起善良的麦达斯国王。

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After hearing the story, Dionysus went to see King Midas

听完故事后，狄俄尼索斯去见麦达斯国王。

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He wanted to reward him with a special gift

他想用一份特别的礼物奖赏他。

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" You were kind to my friend. So I will give you one wish

“你对我的朋友很好，所以我会满足你一个愿望。

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You may have whatever you want," said Dionysus

你要什么都可以，”狄俄尼索斯说。

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The king did not have to think for very long

国王不需要考虑太久。

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He knew exactly what he wanted

他非常清楚自己想要什么。

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" I wish that everything I touch will turn to gold!" said the excited king

“我希望我碰到的每样东西都变成金子！”国王兴奋地说。

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Then he picked up a stone from the ground

然后他从地上捡起一块石头。

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King Midas stared at the gold stone in his hand. His wish had come true!

麦达斯国王盯着手中金色的石头。他的愿望成真了！

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King Midas touched the door. He touched the throne

麦达斯国王摸了摸门。他摸了摸王座。

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He ran over and touched the table

他跑过去，摸了摸桌子。

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" I'm rich! I'm the richest man in the world!" shouted the happy king

“我有钱了！我是世界上最富有的人！”快乐的国王喊道。

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King Midas had fun turning his possessions into gold, but before long, he was hungry

麦达斯国王开心地把他的东西都变成金子，但没过多久，他饿了。

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" Bring me my dinner!" boomed the king

“把我的晚餐端上来！”国王大声命令。

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The servant brought in a large dish of chicken

仆人端来一大盘鸡肉。

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But when Midas picked up the chicken and bit it, what happened?

可当麦达斯拿起鸡肉咬了一口时，发生了什么？

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Ouch! It turned to gold!

哎哟！它变成金子了！

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The king was so hungry, but everything he touched turned to gold

国王饿极了，可他碰到的一切都变成了金子。

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How could he eat gold? It was not possible

金子怎么能吃呢？这根本不可能。

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The frustrated and hungry king needed some fresh air

又沮丧又饥饿的国王需要呼吸点新鲜空气。

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The rose garden was the only place where King Midas could find peace

玫瑰园是麦达斯国王唯一能找到安宁的地方。

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He reached out to smell one of the roses

他伸出手去闻一朵玫瑰。

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When he touched the rose, it turned into gold and fell to the ground

他一碰到那朵玫瑰，它就变成了金子，掉落到地上。

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As the king tried to run away, he bumped into the bushes and turned them all into gold

当国王想跑开时，他撞到了灌木丛，把它们全都变成了金子。

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" Oh, my beautiful roses!" cried the king

“哦，我美丽的玫瑰！”国王哭喊道。

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King Midas was not enjoying himself anymore

麦达斯国王再也开心不起来了。

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The king was getting tired and wanted to rest

国王越来越疲惫，想要休息一下。

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He laid his head on his pillow, but it turned to gold as well

他把头枕在枕头上，但枕头也变成了金子。

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" Why? Why did I make this wish?" cried the king

“为什么？我为什么要许下这个愿望？”国王哭喊道。

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King Midas was the richest man in the world

麦达斯国王曾是世上最富有的人。

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He got exactly what he asked for: everything he touched turned to gold

他完全如愿以偿：凡他触碰之物，皆化为黄金。

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But he was not happy. In fact, he was miserable

但他并不快乐。事实上，他痛苦不堪。

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He could not eat, sleep, or admire his flowers

他无法进食、入眠，也无法欣赏他的花朵。

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Then King Midas heard the royal trumpets." At last!" shouted the king

就在这时，麦达斯国王听到了皇家号角声。“终于！”国王喊道。

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" Here is someone who can make me happy again!"

“来的这个人一定能让我重新快乐起来！”

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The king ran and opened the gold door to welcome his daughter

国王跑去打开那扇金门，迎接他的女儿。

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She had just returned from a long journey

她刚刚结束长途旅行归来。

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" Father!" the princess shouted happily

“父王！”公主开心地喊道。

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" My daughter!" shouted the king

“我的女儿！”国王喊道。

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But as soon as King Midas touched the princess, she turned into a gold statue

但麦达斯国王一碰到公主，她就变成了一座金像。

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" No! No! This must end!" cried the king

“不！不！这一切必须结束！”国王哭喊着。

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That evening Dionysus received an unexpected visit

那天晚上，狄俄尼索斯迎来了一位不速之客。

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" Please, I don't want the golden touch anymore," King Midas said sadly

“求你了，我不想要这点金术了，”麦达斯国王悲伤地说。

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" I thought you wanted to be rich," said Dionysus

“我以为你想变得富有，”狄俄尼索斯说。

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" No amount of gold is worth losing the things I love."

“多少黄金都不值得让我失去所爱之物。”

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Dionysus felt sorry for Midas

狄俄尼索斯为麦达斯感到难过。

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" I wish I had never asked for this gift," Midas said

“我真希望我从没要过这份礼物，”麦达斯说。

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" I'm glad you learned a lesson from this," Dionysus told the king

“我很高兴你从中吸取了教训，”狄俄尼索斯对国王说。

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" I will grant you your new wish."

“我会满足你这个新的愿望。”

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Everything the king had touched returned to normal

国王碰过的所有东西都恢复了原样。

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King Midas was so happy to have all his things restored

麦达斯国王非常高兴他的一切都恢复了原状。

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Most of all, he was happy to have his daughter back

最重要的是，他很高兴女儿又回来了。

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King Midas was not as rich as before, but it didn't matter

麦达斯国王不再像以前那么富有了，但这已无关紧要。

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For he learned that the best things in life are not made of gold

因为他懂得了，生命中最美好的东西并非由黄金铸成。