This is a totally fictional story like a fairy tale. In a village, a baker family is suffering from the curse of a witch. Baker’s father has tried to rob the witch’s garden when his wife was carrying a child. During the robbery baker’s father has stolen some beans from the witch’s garden and because of that witch’s mother has punished the witch with ugliness.
After consistent requests to raise the curse, witch tells baker’s father to get following things and the curse will be taken back. The things include – a cow as white as milk, the hair as yellow as corn, a cape with blood red color and a slipper made from pure gold. The witch tells baker’s father that she is not allowed to touch all the above things so she is requesting him to get them. Jack is selling his cow who is as white as milk as demanded by the witch. So Baker thinks of buying the cow from jack.