Once upon a time there lived King Midas who loved gold more than anything else in the world. Midas(1spent) days and nights counting the pieces of gold he (2collected). One day when he (3 was counting) his money, a stranger entered his house. Midas, said the stranger,you(4 have saved) so much money.You may be the(5richest) man in the country. Are you happy now.
No, answered Midas .I will never (6be) happy until everything that I touch(7becomes) gold
You shall have what you wish ,promised the stranger
Everyone (8knows) the end of this story:from that moment on Midas could neither eat or drink because all that he touched immediately (9turned) into gold.