It is John Gardner's novel "Grendel" from 1971 that initiated the trend of telling a story from a monster's point of view. The story is essentially the epic poem Beowulf spoken trough the eyes of Grendel
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For his kind treatment of Silenus Midas was rewarded by Dionysus with a wish. The king wished that all he touched might turn to gold, but when his food became gold and he nearly starved to death as a result, he realized his error. ... When Midas decided against Apollo, the god changed his ears into those of an donkey
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