Chapter II

Read the second chapter of this longer story
called _The King of the Golden River_.

Give me the main points in this chapter?

1. The valley was turned into a desert.
2. The brothers became goldsmiths.
3. The mug
4. Gluck's wish that the river would turn into gold
5. The voice from the furnace
6. The dwarf
7. The King told Gluck how the river could be turned into gold.

What are the characters of the two brothers in
this chapter? They were very dishonest and even
tried to mix copper with the gold. They were
drunken and wasted their money, and they were
lazy and cruel.

Describe the mug that was being melted. It had
been given to them by their uncle, and Gluck
was very fond of it. It was made of gold almost
in the form of a human face. The face was
fierce and red, the eyes were bright, the beard
and whiskers were of fine gold, and the hair
was of fine spun gold, forming the handle of
the mug.

While the mug was being melted in the furnace,
what did Gluck see as he looked out of the
window? The range of mountains overhanging
Treasure Valley, with the mountain tops shining
in the sunset.

This is a lovely description of a sunset in the
mountains. Pick out the details of the picture.
"Rocks ... all crimson and purple with the
sunset", "bright tongues of fiery cloud", "the
river ... a waving column of pure gold", "the
double arch of a broad purple rainbow",
"flushing and fading alternately in the wreaths
of spray".

What words suggest colours? "Crimson",
"purple", "fiery", "pure gold", "purple
rainbow", "flushing", "fading".

What did this picture suggest to Gluck? It made
him wish that the river were really gold.

Describe the dwarf who came out of the furnace.
He was a foot and a half high; his hair and
beard were long, curled, and delicate, and his
face was copper-coloured.

Account for the dwarf being in such a place. It
was owing to the malicious enchantment of a
king stronger than himself that he had been
turned into the golden mug, and, when the mug
was melted, Gluck poured out the metal, and,
thus freed the King of the Golden River from
the power of his enemy.

How did the King show his gratitude? He told
Gluck how the river could be turned into gold.

What must Gluck do in order to gain this end?
He must climb to the top of the mountain and
cast three drops of holy water into the stream
at its source.