The Golden Touch

Once  there  lived  a  greedy  man  in  a  small  town.  He  was  very  rich,  and  he  loved  gold  and  all  things  fancy.  But  he  loved  his  daughter  more  than  anything.  One  day,  he  chanced  upon  a  fairy.  The  fairy's  hair  was  caught  in  a  few  tree  branches.

He  helped  her  out,  but  as  his  greediness  took  over,  he  realized  that  he  had  an  opportunity  to  become  richer  by  asking  for  a  wish  in  return.  By  helping  her  out,  the  fairy  granted  him  a  wish.  He  said,  all  that  I  touch  should  turn  to  gold.  And  his  wish  was  granted  by  the  grateful  fairy.  The  greedy  man  rushed  home  to  tell  his  wife  and  daughter  about  his  wish,  all  the  while  touching  stones  and  pebbles  and  watching  them  convert  into  gold.

Once  he  got  home,  his  daughter  rushed  to  greet  him.  As  soon  as  he  bent  down  to  scoop  her  up  in  his  arms,  she  turned  into  a  gold  statue.  He  was  devastated  and  started  crying  and  trying  to  bring  his  daughter  back  to  light.  He  realized  his  folly  and  spent  the  rest  of  his  days  searching  for  the  fairy  to  take  away  his  wish.