As usual, it's "casse coquille" time for Mr Plume, but he has nothing left to eat.
Luckily for him, a strange bird has laid an egg on the henhouse chimney, and it's with the hope of a good meal that he's going to try his best to make it his breakfast. The resourceful Mr Plume has his work cut out for him, and soon discovers that his "shell egg" has no intention of being eaten!