1.  He finds gold so irresistible that he pole vaults to the top of a minaret to steal the three gold balls.

2.  It was a silver-gray plane with a reddish gold ball or sun painted on its side.

3.  It was replaced by a gold ball, a sad prosthetic stump.

4.  Other fountain ornaments, including lilies and gold balls on top, were damaged and lost as years passed and we turned our attention to newer fountains.