This summary provides the key details from the original script in 3 sentences:
The story follows Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar, who find gold coins after their house collapses. Mrs. Vinegar sends Mr. Vinegar to the market to buy a cow with the money so they can sell butter and cheese. However, through a series of bad decisions, Mr. Vinegar trades away the cow and money and ends up with nothing but a useless bagpipe and cold hands.