King Midas and the golden touch: One day King Midas sees a beautiful butterfly illuminated by the golden light of the afternoon sun. He is so taken with it that he wishes for the power to turn all things he touches into gold. But when a strange messenger arrives and grants him his wish, King Midas soon comes to realize that there are some things in life more precious than gold.
Jack and the beanstalk: In this comic English folktale, young Jack foolishly sells his family's cow for a handful of magical beans. They grow overnight into a beanstalk that reaches up beyond the sky. When Jack climbs the stalk, he meets a dimwitted ogre and his extra-large spouse, and endures a series of misadventures.
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