Nobody ever speaks of
Midas's dog, which by
all accounts came from
a rescue centre after he
abandoned it as a wee
was a lad when he met
a Genie outside a bottle
shop who granted him
his every wish.

it didn't take Midas long
to discover that even his
bread began to taste of
carats.

This is when he decided
to try and redeem his dog
and pleaded with the Genie
to have it retrieved, in exchange
for all his recently acquired riches.

Yes she said, on condition
that you "don't pat it".

Ps.

This is why we now have
Golden Retrievers.