Your activity: Create a plan of what is happening in the Legend.
What happens at the beginning/ middle/ end? Who are the characters? What do they say? Where is the story take place? Why do you think King Midas wants the power to turn everything to gold?
Next:
Still writing a plan, imagine it is two weeks later and everything King Midas touches is still turning to gold. What do you think will happen next?
Extension:
Imagine you are someone living in King Midas' Kingdom. What is happening from your point of view? What do you think? What do you feel? Do you try and help?