When a little red pen accidentally falls into the waste basket while trying to correct papers all by herself, the other classroom supplies must cooperate to rescue her.
By the time a chicken's innocent remark about losing a feather is passed on from one bird to another, it turns into a wild story about the suicidal deaths of five lovesick hens.
With the questionable help of his friends, Big Brown Rooster manages to bake a strawberry shortcake which would have pleased his great-grandmother, Little Red Hen.