Alpha Banta Benson

Name: Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch
Author: Alpha Banta Benson

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“Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch”, is a work by Alpha Banta Benson. It explores elements such as Daffydowndilly, gold and King Midas.

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ He often said to himself:
“Oh, I wish I had the whole world for my treasure-room, and full of gold all my own; then I could be happy.”
One day while he was looking at his gold, he thought the sunbeam grew larger. It seemed to fill the whole room. The rays danced in the corners like fairies. King Midas looked up. There stood a beautiful young man near the door. His face was so bright that the king shaded his eyes with his hands as he looked.
“You are a very rich man, friend Midas. With all this gold you ought to be the happiest man in the world.” ”

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ He was always careful to lock the door, so that no one could follow him. This room was a very dreary place. Only one little sunbeam ever thought of peeping into it. King Midas loved this little sunbeam, because his gold could not shine without it.
He used to put his treasure right where the little ray would fall upon it. Then he would play with the pieces of gold, throwing them up and catching them again. He had a large bowl of solid gold. It was so bright that he could see himself in it. He would sit for hours and look at his face in this rich mirror. ”

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ Well, Daffydowndilly was a very pretty little boy. He had bright blue eyes and his cheeks were like roses, while his hair made one think of spun gold.
You think his name sounds like the name of a flower? So it does. That is why it was such a good name for this little boy. He looked like a bright flower. He often played in the meadows all day long. He liked to do only what was easy and pleasant.
Daffydowndilly’s mother was very kind to him. Her sweet face always wore a smile for the little boy. ”

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ DAFFYDOWNDILLY AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH
THE GOLDEN TOUCH. There was once a king who was very rich. His name was Midas. King Midas loved gold better than anything else in the world. There was nothing he loved half so well except his little daughter, Marygold. He thought, foolish man, that the way to show this love, was to get for her as much gold as he could.
Down deep under his castle, was a small, dark room. In this room King Midas kept his gold. Every day he went there to look at it. ”

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Source: Gutenberg

Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ The roses were nodding in the fresh morning breeze; the air was filled with their sweet perfume. But King Midas did not care for this. What do you think he did? Why, he changed everyone of those roses into hard, shining gold. The dew drops became diamonds.
Then he went back to the house. Breakfast was ready. Marygold had not yet come in, so he had her called. She always had bread and milk for her breakfast. She ate it out of a beautiful china bowl. This bowl had strange trees and houses painted upon it. While the father waited for her, he thought he would change her bowl to gold. ”

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ On they went and, by-and-by, came to a house by the roadside. They could hear the sound of a fiddle within and, through the open doorway could see boys and girls dancing. They were having a merry time. ”

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Alpha Banta Benson, Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

“ Toil must have been in the school room at that time.
“Don’t be afraid,” said the stranger. “This is not Mr. Toil, the schoolmaster. It is one of his brothers. He is a farmer. People say he is worse than the schoolmaster. But he won’t trouble you, unless you go to work on his farm.”
Daffydowndilly believed this, yet was glad to get away. By-and-by they saw some carpenters building a house. Daffydowndilly wanted to stop again. He loved to watch the men making doors and putting in windows. ”

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