When a baby bird hatches early and finds that his mother is gone, he goes looking for her. He asks everyone—a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a cow—if they are his mother. He then moves on to a car, a boat, a plane, and finally, a power shovel, which helps him find his mother.
When a young boy begins to play on his family’s piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly.