The Onions of Haskell

Onions are the cheapest thing I could find, not even worth a penny a piece. Haskell tried his best to sell his onions at every port but nobody wanted to buy them. Before long he had to start eating his onions just to keep from starving. A vicious storm blew in from the north and capsized his ship. All his fellow merchants on board were flung into the icy blue waters. The next morning when Haskell woke up, where were him or? He found himself washed up on a beach covered with sparkling white diamonds.