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The children were dipping strawberries into chocolate.
“They look yummy! ”said Chip. “They taste yummy!”said Kippper.
Kipper went to Biff 's room.He had chocolate on his hands.He got chocolate on everything he touched.
“Go away,Kipper!”said Biff.
“You're getting chocolate on everything”, said Chip.
“I wish everything I touched turned into chocolate”, said Kipper. “That's just greedy',said Chip.
Just then the magic key began to glow.It took the children into an adventure.
They saw a girl sitting by a river.She was crying.
“What's the matter?”asked Biff.
“Come with me and I'll show you, ”said the girl.”My name is Zoe.”
Zoe took them to a palace.
The children gasped.The palace was made of gold,and a gold tree stood outside.
Zoe took the children inside.Everything was made of gold,even the food on the table!
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“My father is King Midas,”said Zoe sadly.”He made a wish that
everything he touched turned intyo gold.Now his wish has come true”!
“If the food turns into gold,how can he eat it?”asked Chip. “He can't,”said Zoe.“And if he touches me ,I'll turn into gold
too. ”
Just then King Midas came in.Zoe hid behind Biff. ”My father used to hug me,”she said,'but he mustn't do it anymore.”
King Midas saw Floppy.”I love dogs,”he said. “Come here!”
“Stop ！ ”called Chip. “Don't tpouch that dog!”
It was too late. King Midas patted Floppy and he turned into gold.
“I 'm so sorry ,”said King Midas.“I forgot that everything I touch
turns into gold .I wish Icould turn him back into a real dog again .”
“Who granted the wish?”asked Biff. “ It wasDionysus,”said the king.
“Then we must go and see him ,”said Biff. “and ask him to
help.” Dionysus lived on Mount Olympus. It was a long way to walk, but at last King Midas and the children arrived.
“Why have you come back to see me”?asked Dionysus. “I have come back to see me”?asked Dionysus “I have come to ask you to help me ”,said King Midas.
“I want everything back the way it was , ”said King Midas. “My
wish was silly.”
“You were foolish and greedy,” said Dionysus. “But you have
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