Commentary for Kiddushin 32:11
תני חדא ענק עבד עברי לעצמו וענק אמה העבריה לעצמה ותניא אידך ענק אמה העבריה ומציאתה לאביה ואין לרבה אלא שכר בטלה בלבד
This proves it. R''Amram objected: Now, the following are furnished with gifts: He who is freed by [six] years, by jubilee, and by his master's death, and a Hebrew bondsmaid [freed] by 'signs'.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Who gets the gift granted a female slave when she goes free? According to the first baraita, she receives it herself. Whereas according to the second baraita, her father receives it. Indeed, the second baraita teaches that her father also has claim to anything she finds during her term of servitude, including things she finds. All the master would get is the loss of the amount of time it takes her to carry these findings to her father’s house. Note, that we are referring to a minor girl, and objects found by minors always belong to their parents.
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