Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds
them, shelters them and loves them. Everywhere Sonya goes, her chicks are
peeping at her heels. Under her care, the chicks grow into hens and even give
Sonya a wonderful gift: an egg! One night, Sonya hears noises coming from the
chicken coop and discovers that one of her hens has disappeared. Where did the
hen go? What happened to her? When Sonya discovers the answers, she learns some
important truths about the interconnectedness of nature and the true joys and
sorrows of caring for another creature.