Here, I used Hero Forge to create King Midas from Greek mythology as an anthropomorphic lion.
King Midas realizes, with horror and too late, how foolish his wish that everything he touches turn to gold was. After all, what good is being rich if you die of hunger and thirst? He can't eat a delicious leg of meat or a fish made of gold.

Mythology (as I know it)
Midas was the king of Phrygia. One day, an elderly drunkard was brought to him. Midas recognized the drunkard as Silenus, the adoptive father and drinking companion of Dionysus, the god of wine, grapes, fertility, joy, madness, and ecstasy. Midas offered Silenus hospitality and threw a feast for him.
After enjoying the joys of hospitality, Midas brought Silenus back to Dionysus and his entourage.
Dionysus thanked Midas for the hospitality he had shown Silenus and expressed his willingness to grant him one wish.
Midas wished that Dionysus would have the ability to turn everything he touched into gold so that he could become the richest king in the world.
Dionysus granted his wish, and Midas was delighted that from then on, everything he touched would turn into gold, be it stones, branches, or even living creatures.
Satisfied, King Midas returned to his palace and enjoyed turning everything into gold, feeling truly rich.
But when he wanted to celebrate his wealth with food and drink, he discovered to his horror that food and drink also turned to gold.
His daughter tried to comfort him, but to Midas's sheer horror, she turned into a gold statue.
Midas's desire for wealth would lead him to hunger, thirst, and loneliness.
Full of remorse for his foolish wish, Midas found Dionysus and begged him to free him from the wish, which had become a curse.
Dionysus rebuked Midas for his foolishness and hubris, but he showed mercy and told Midas that he should go to the Pactolus River (a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey) and bathe in it; only then would he be freed from his golden touch.
Midas did so and was now freed, and everything returned to normal, including his daughter.
From then on, Midas became more humble, devoted more time to nature, and became the best friend of Pan, the god of the forest and shepherds, whose form resembled that of the satyrs.
But Midas's next misfortune was soon to come.

The moral of the story: One should think carefully about what one wishes for, as wishes can have unexpected and negative consequences. Gold and material wealth do not lead to true happiness. (And that greed can turn some people into complete idiots.)