When Jacqueline trades the cow at the market for a few worthless beans, her mom tosses them out the window in a fit of anger. When Jacqueline discovers the beans are magic, she climbs the giant beanstalk and learns that her family is not the only one suffering from hunger. In an effort to help the family of giants not be hungry, Jacqueline learns the real magic of the beans, which not only helps them, but her own family as well.