The Chocolate Touch by, Patrick Skene Catling

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The Chocolate Touchby, Patrick Skene Catling

• Miss Naematullas 4th Grade Class

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What We Know So Far

• Who?
• John Midas is a very nice boy but sometimes gets
  into trouble. He has a mom, dad, and sister.
• What?
• He loves to eat chocolates, candies, and
  anything sweet.
• Where?
• His house and school.

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What We Would Like to Know

• Are the spots on Johns face from eating too many
  chocolates?
• What exactly is the chocolate touch? Why is the
  story called that?

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The Golden Touch

• A Tale from Ancient Greece

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• There was once a king named Midas who did a good
  deed for a Satyr and was granted a wish by the
  God, Dionysus. For his wish, Midas asked that
  whatever he touched would turn to gold.

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• Although Dionysus tried to dissuade him, Midas
  insisted that the wish was an excellent one, and
  it was granted!
• Excitedly, Midas went about touching all sorts of
  things, turning them into gold.

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• Soon Midas became hungry. He picked up a piece of
  food, but he couldn't eat it, for it had turned
  to gold in his hand! "I'll starve," moaned Midas,
  "Perhaps this was not such a good wish after
  all!"

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• Midas' beloved daughter, seeing his dismay, threw
  her arms about him to comfort him, and, she too
  turned to gold! "The golden touch is no
  blessing," cried Midas.

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• He went to the river and wept. The sand of that
  river turned as yellow as "fool's gold" for it is
  there, they say, that King Midas washed away the
  curse of the golden touch with his own tears.

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Reflection

• What is The Golden Touch about?
• Think about The Chocolate Touch. What might John
  be able to do?
• Find any similarities between the two stories so
  far.