High up in the Mountain of Hope, nestled in an eyrie (eagle nest) is an egg, waiting to be hatched. One day, a fierce storm with strong winds blow the egg off its nest, and all seems lost. A boy, Young Shepherd, stumbles across the Lonely Egg. He carries it to his father's farm, where he knows Mother Chicken will care for it. Under the love and guidance of Mother Chicken, Lonely Egg soon hatches and though he looks different that his chicken siblings,...