Jack's sister claims a fifty percent share of the gold coins Jack stole from the Ogre whose castle he found at the top of the beanstalk. "After all," she argues, "the beans Jack got came as the price of the cow that their mother told him to sell at market. The cow was family property: should not the fruits of it be also?" Read how the court deals with these, and related, arguments! This short story (2885 words) is a delightful course in civil law: if you follow it, you will be ready for a large part of the bar exam!