At the End of the Rainbow through the woods, Matt quickly finds himself lost and soon encounters a leprechaun (Frank Delfino) whose beard is caught in a log. Matt, remembering the old Irish legends he's heard from his grandfather, agrees to help the little man on the condition that he give Matt his bag of gold, to which, according to legend, Matt knows the leprechaun cannot refuse. After freeing the little man, Matt soon learns that the seven gold coins in the bag are not ordinary coins, but magic "wishing coins", which only have power when used to do good for others. After warning Matt of
The Gold at the Starbow's End The Gold at the Starbow's End "The Gold at the Starbow's End" is a science fiction novella by American writer Frederik Pohl. Originally published in the March 1972 issue of "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", it was nominated for both the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novella. It did win the 1973 Locus Award for Best Novella. Writing in "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", John Clute and Brian Stableford noted that Pohl's longer work had greatly improved after he stopped being the editor of "Galaxy Magazine" and the "Worlds of If" in 1969.