Project Gutenberg 2021-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 91 Benson, Alpha Banta 1870 1922 Dulin, James Harvey 1883 1958 ca24000683 Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch Little classic series The golden touch -- Little Daffydowndilly. Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch" by Alpha Banta Benson is a children's story likely penned in the early 20th century. It falls into the category of classic children's literature, featuring themes of morality and the consequences of one's desires. The book weaves together the tales of King Midas, who wishes everything he touches would turn to gold, and a little boy named Daffydowndilly, who seeks to escape the responsibilities of school and toil. In the story, King Midas's greed leads him to a magical wish that turns everything he touches into gold, resulting in a tragic loss of his beloved daughter, Marygold, as she too becomes a golden statue. This transformative experience makes him realize that love and relationships are worth far more than wealth. On the other hand, Daffydowndilly is a carefree boy who runs away from school to avoid work, only to encounter various manifestations of "Mr. Toil" in different forms, reaffirming the omnipresence of hard work. Eventually, he learns that embracing responsibility and education can lead to self-discovery and fulfillment. The juxtaposition of Midas's story and Daffydowndilly's journey emphasizes the importance of valuing relationships and finding joy in life’s endeavors rather than seeking riches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 57179 2025-06-26T08:30:35.551576 text/html 33187 2024-10-18T16:22:23 text/html 772570 2025-06-26T08:30:37.840557 application/epub+zip 771364 2025-06-26T08:30:36.191604 application/epub+zip 72068 2025-06-26T08:30:35.867581 application/epub+zip 807855 2025-06-26T08:30:39.233544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800704 2025-06-26T08:30:37.525556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101852 2022-09-29T20:25:31.990180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44113 2025-06-26T08:30:35.200594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24098 2024-10-18T16:22:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16882 2025-06-26T08:30:39.362551 application/rdf+xml 19573 2025-06-26T08:30:35.944634 image/jpeg 2718 2025-06-26T08:30:35.906582 image/jpeg 766731 2025-06-26T08:30:35.575574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog