The Golden Coin

Tells the story of a happy hobo who falls asleep and dreams that a golden coin, planted in the ground like a seed, multiplies and produces more coins until he becomes a millionaire. Shows how the fantasy turns into a nightmare as keeping his industry going takes its tolls and bad fortune befalls his efforts. Portrays the hobo awakening to go back to his preferred poverty.

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  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
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