[Script Info]
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[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.96,0:00:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With his harebrained schemes \Nand asinine dealings with the Gods,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.65,0:00:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King Midas ruled the ancient kingdom \Nof Phrygia with an uneven hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.26,0:00:22.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was known in Greek mythology \Nas a rogue ruler
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.55,0:00:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose antics bemused his people \Nand distracted the Gods.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.13,0:00:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas spent his days \Nin a stupor of splendor,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.36,0:00:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spoiling himself and his beloved daughter\Nand gorging himself on feasts and wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.48,0:00:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unsurprisingly, he felt \Nan affinity with Dionysus,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.86,0:00:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God of wine, carnival and performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.94,0:00:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day Midas discovered a satyr
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.87,0:00:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dozing in his rose garden and drunk \Non more than the scent of flowers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.43,0:01:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas recognized the satyr \Nas one of Dionysus’ followers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.52,0:01:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let him nurse \Nhis hangover at the palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.26,0:01:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pleased with the king’s hospitality,\NDionysus offered to grant him one wish.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.25,0:01:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas cast a greedy eye \Nover his surroundings.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.65,0:01:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the luxury in which he lived,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.78,0:01:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no amount of precious jewels, finest silk \Nor splendid decor felt like enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.48,0:01:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His life, he thought, was lacking luster;\Nwhat he needed was more gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.62,0:01:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The God sent the power to turn anything\Nthe king touched to gold
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.77,0:01:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surging through Midas.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.83,0:01:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ecstatic, he turned to his possessions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.71,0:01:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At his lightest touch, \Nthe palace walls transformed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.95,0:01:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stone statues shone,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.35,0:01:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and goblets glittered.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.29,0:01:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He galloped through his home in a frenzy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.81,0:01:54.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handling each item until \Nit took on a lustrous sheen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.63,0:01:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon the palace heaved with gold,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.83,0:02:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Midas’ delirious\Nlaughter echoed off the walls.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.19,0:02:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exhausted and hungry from his rampage,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.50,0:02:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas picked up a bunch of grapes from \Nhis newly gilded fruit bowl.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.25,0:02:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he nearly shattered his teeth,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.36,0:02:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the fruit had turned \Nto metal in his mouth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.85,0:02:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he picked up a loaf of bread, \Nthe crumbs hardened in his hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.29,0:02:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flinging himself onto \Nhis bed in frustration,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.06,0:02:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas discovered his plush pillows \Nhad morphed into solid gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.72,0:02:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hearing his cries of frustration, \Nhis daughter entered the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.04,0:02:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when Midas reached out to her,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.93,0:02:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he saw with horror that he had frozen her \Ninto a golden statue.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.10,0:02:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Horrified at what he had done,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.94,0:02:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas begged the Gods \Nto rid him of his power.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.15,0:02:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taking pity on the foolish king,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.03,0:02:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dionysus told Midas to wash \Nhis hands in the river Pactolus.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.06,0:02:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when Midas reached into the river, \Nthe gold drained from his fingertips.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.48,0:03:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas returned home \Nto find his daughter alive
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.35,0:03:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his palace back to normal, \Nand he rejoiced.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.08,0:03:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’d think he would’ve learned \Nhis lesson,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.74,0:03:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just a few weeks later,\NMidas blundered again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.77,0:03:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insulting the music and sun God Apollo \Nwhen he declared Pan a greater musician.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.39,0:03:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apollo scornfully declared that the king \Nmust have the ears of an ass
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.17,0:03:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make such a misjudgment,\Nand transformed Midas accordingly.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.68,0:03:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again regretting his behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.09,0:03:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midas kept his hairy ears \Nhidden in public.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.20,0:03:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were seen only by his barber,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.34,0:03:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was sworn to secrecy during \Na very awkward grooming session.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.39,0:03:44.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The barber stifled his laughter \Nand fought the desire to tell someone,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.09,0:03:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet the secret consumed him.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.67,0:03:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, he walked outside the city \Nand dug a hole in the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.22,0:03:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plunging his head into the earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.06,0:04:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the desperate barber whispered,\N“Midas has asses’ ears.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.39,0:04:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon after, a clump of reeds sprang up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.06,0:04:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the spot where the barber \Nhad buried his words.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.17,0:04:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the wind blew, they carried the \Nechoes of his whisper through the breeze:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.14,0:04:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Midas has asses’ ears."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.48,0:04:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the sound, donkeys in the fields raised\Ntheir heads in recognition
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.69,0:04:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people chuckled to themselves \Nat the follies of their king.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.60,0:04:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With his golden touch and asses’ ears, \NMidas was not the most respected ruler.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.33,0:04:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And where other leaders were honored \Nthrough statues and temples,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.82,0:04:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his people remembered him \Na little differently:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.51,0:04:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the depths of the glittering river \Nand the rustle of the Phrygian wind.