Hilda the hen has laid the most beautiful egg, and she fusses over it lovingly. But weeks go by and her baby still doesn't hatch. Then one day, Hilda hears a tiny voice coming from inside the egg: "Mother, when is Easter?" Hilda doesn't know for sure. It seems to change every year. But Hilda's little chick wants to hatch on Easter Sunday, to be a true Easter chick, so Hilda makes it her mission to find the answer.