A poor father had no way to care for his three daughters, until bags of gold began to appear through the window in the middle of the night. This is the most famous story of Saint Nicholas, the saint who inspired Santa Claus.

A raging bull, mares that eat flesh, the queen of the Amazons, golden apples at the edge of the world and, at the last, a descent into the realm of the dead. In his final labors, Hercules reaches the very limit of his strength — and discovers where perseverance can lead.

King Midas loved gold more than anything, and one day a god granted him exactly what he asked for: everything he touched would turn to gold. That was when he discovered what is worth more than any treasure.

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, a golden apple rolls across the floor bearing a mysterious message. The choice of a young shepherd named Paris will change the fate of Troy forever.

At the feast of Pentecost, a golden light fills the hall of Camelot and the Holy Grail appears in a vision above the Round Table. The knights set out on the greatest quest of all, and among them rides young Sir Percival, pure of heart.

Wise men from the East follow a mysterious star all the way to Bethlehem, bringing precious gifts for the child Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Along the way, God guides and protects them.

A princess drops her golden ball into a deep well, and the one who offers to fetch it is a frog, asking in return for a promise she never imagines will matter so much.

Shut away in a high tower deep in the forest, a girl with long golden braids sings to keep loneliness at bay, until one day someone hears her voice.

Dummling, the youngest of three brothers, shares his simple meal with a little grey-haired old man in the forest. In return he is given a goose with feathers of pure gold — and wherever that goose goes, a very funny procession begins to grow.