Robert is keeper to a fantastic hatching station. His job is to take on six eggs with some unexpected behaviors. Some complications occur between the eggs as, among them, is a small egg, Ben, who does not develop in a normal way. His inability to progress normally provokes a feeling of reject among his fellow creatures. Robert finds himself in a distressing and painful situation. He tries with all he can to lessen the pain due to the handicap of Ben, and grows closer and closer to the smallest of the eggs...