Looking for an ideal place to lay her egg, Mama Hen considers a variety of places that are already inhabited by a cat, a hedgehog, and a snake, before she finds a mountain and lays her egg on its tippy top.

Lena liked to sit in her mother's garden and watch the chickens. But something is missing in this happy group of hens...a sweet little chick! How fortunate that plump little Alma had just laid an egg. But to Lena's surprise, Alma does not seem interested in hatching it. Lena makes a snap decision and attempts to surprise everyone by hatching the chick herself. However, hatching an egg is more difficult than Lena thinks, and the journey from egg to...

The Little Red Hen has found some grains of wheat, but who will help her plant them? The cat, the rat and the duck are all sitting in the farmyard, enjoying the sun. Surely one of them will join the Little Red Hen as she grows the wheat and mills it. And what happens when she bakes a crusty golden loaf with the flour she has made?

Rosie's walk: Rosie the hen takes a walk through the barnyard, unaware that a single-minded fox is stalking her. The pigs' wedding: Nothing can spoil the guests' good time at the wedding of Porker and Curlytail--not even the rain. Petunia: After discovering a book in the meadow, Petunia the believes she has become wise, and proceeds to dispense advice to all and sundry. She learns that carrying a book under her wing doesn't necessarily make her knowledgeable....

Hen is counting the days until her eggs hatch. But one night a wild storm scatters them far and wide. The other animals start searching high and low. But are they all Hen's eggs?

After collecting eggs from all over the world, hatching them, and raising her blended family, Hattie's brood is ready to leave her loving nest and take off on their own adventures.