The Legend of the Star

 is a quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough
Collect 50 Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps and deposit them in the machine in Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters.

Once you collect enough, another collector will come to assassinate you. You can kill him and take his 8 star caps.

Detailed walkthrough
In order to complete this quest you need to find 50 Sunset Sarsaparilla Blue-star Caps and return them to Festus. Festus is located inside the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters, which is south of The Thorn and east of Jacobstown. Upon completing or failing this quest it unlocks another quest.

Once you give Festus 50 Sunset Sarsaparilla Blue-Star Caps, he will tell you the story about the drink. After he is done it will say quest failed, don't worry because it gives you another quest called A Valuable Lesson.