King Midas is visited by a fairy; the fairy turns his cat to gold, after that claps his hands and it changes back. Midas asks for the gold touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances regarding happily at first, but finds the downsides when he takes a seat to supper. Being afraid fatality by malnourishment, he summons the elf as well as agrees to surrender whatever he possesses to have actually the curse lifted.