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We begin Perek VI with a new Mishna. It shares a number of cases that suggest a general rule: the owner of animals is liable for any damage that those animals do if their behaviour is beyond the owner's control. If thieves let the sheep out at night and they do damage, the thieves are liable, not the owner of the sheep. If a field is damaged by stray animals, it is assessed based on its value before and after the damage was done. Rabbi Shimon suggests that if a ripe fruit is eaten by an animal, the value of a ripe fruit is paid for by the animal's owner. If one se'a is eaten, the payment is for one se’a.