Bink's youngest granddaughter has a special talent. She can make gold coins appear. The family is very proud.

Some of the coins are a little odd, it's true, but nobody stops to question her talent, or where the coins are coming from, until a pirate shows up to claim one of the older ones. And even then they only get to think about it for a few minutes, because the pirate has a sword and a distinct lack of appreciation for stupid puns.

"I'd like to thank—" Piers Anthony begins, but the pirate isn't listening.