Rita wants a baby. But every time she lays an egg, she sings! And Irma the farmer takes her egg... So this time, Rita hides away and lays in silence. The cats prowl all around, but Rita has sharp claws and a strong beak. In the evening, however, she has to go back to the chicken coop. Thinking of her egg alone in the dark, Rita has nightmares. And then, one day, she arrives to find an empty shell in the nest. Will Rita be reunited with her baby?