In paragraph 21 of "The Golden Touch," The stranger tells Midas to sprinkle the water from a
nearby river over any object he wishes to change back again from
gold. Midas sprinkles the water over his daughter, Marygold. No
sooner did it fall on her than you would have laughed to see how
the rosy color came back to the dear child's cheek...
..
This is an example of the author's allusion to
the process of evaporation and the water cycle.
his personal feelings about greed
the use of water to clean.
The Fountain of Youth or the baptism of Christians for spiritual rebirth.