Jack is a poor school boy who lives on a farm with his sick mother and a cow named Cassie Girl. Jack and his mother live off the milk from Cassie Girl, but one day Cassie Girl does not give them any milk. Jack's mom tells him to go sell Cassie Girl at the market so they can have money to buy food. At the market Jack sees clothes and food but he also sees an odd man. The odd salesman was singing a song about beans. The song said the beans were magical and would be just what Jack needed. Before Jack could explain to the odd salesman that he had no money to buy the beans and could only exchange the cow for the magical beans the salesman was gone but the beans were left behind. When Jack returns home he has no food. He proudly shows his mother the beans, but she becomes very angry with Jack and throws the beans out the window. After school Jack discovers the sprouted beans are magical just as the bean salesman said. He gives the sprouted beans to his mother and his mother felt good enough to dance. She is no longer sick and Jack is so excited. Jack is so excited he sets off to tell the village about the magic beans. Jack hopes to feed the hungry with his magic beans but soon discovers an old women and an amazing adventure is about to begin