Jack lives in a small village with his Ma. They are very poor and hungry but when they look in the kitchen cupboards they can only find mouldy cheese, a rotten apple core and a pair of smelly socks.

Accompanied by his sidekick Grayson -- a goose who ate a bean and underwent an amazing transformation -- Jack climbs the magic beanstalk to recover the fabled Harp of Destiny from the evil Giant ...

But soon there is only one silver coin left and food is running short. Jack gazes at the beanstalk and decides he must return to the Giants' castle. The Giant's wife is delighted to see him again ...