A woman defends during World War II her home and her family against Hitler's soldiers.

One day, a girl named Alyonka got a new pet - a chicken. He turned out to be a fidget and immediately went for a walk around the yard, unaware of the dangers that lay in wait for him at every step. Even under the wing of a mother hen you can’t hide from evil if you don’t have reliable, loyal friends.

The Great Patriotic War. Seven peasants from the village of Dalva are transporting collected grain by wagon to the village of Tartak. On the way, they are stopped by Nazi punitive forces. To shield themselves from the bullets of local resistance fighters, the soldiers force the peasants to march at the front of their column. Suddenly, the partisans launch an attack on the Germans.