A humble cambist's life is upended when a local noble decides to use him for party tricks.

A man in pursuit of gold comes to learn how an obsession with wealth can tear away all your meaningful connections.

A successful gentleman whose ventures have recently failed goes on a miserable quest to find a seam of ore, following a questionable character who claims to have found it.

In a dystopian future, a man tries to convince his daughter not to return to the cult that has put her in debt through a disturbing, invented currency which bonds humans together.

A businessman receives a note from his wife’s father, asking for them to meet. Against the wishes of his daughter, the father agrees to give the businessman’s children a trust for $70,000.

When he discovers gold near his village, an African man dissatisfied with his lot in life develops new obsessions, flouts old responsibilities, and ultimately loses more than he gains.

A Jewish pawnshop owner is approached by a young Catholic girl who asks for money if she lets him borrow her rosary.