InaworldtormentedbytheHorror,thecitizensofBirdabadaccepttheegg-eatingtyrannyofKondorandhiscarrioncrewasthepriceofsafety.GatheredinexuberantdailyritualaroundthegreatEgguilibriummechanism,whichistendedbythesilentowl,Hasan,theyunthinkinglytradetheireggsforfruit.Hupu,abeautifulandrecklessyoungbird,isdeterminedtosavehereggfromthisterriblefateandwiththehelpofHasan,whoisherhusband,andamagicalseed,sheopposesKondoranddisruptsthesystem.InthewildchasethatfollowsHupu,Hasan,Kondorandatinybusy-bodychickcalledMi,findthemselvesflungoutofBirdabadintothejawsoftheHorror.Terrified,confused,murderouslyangrywitheachother,thisill-assortedbandformareluctantalliancewithamostpeculiarguide,whopromisestohelpthemgethome,iftheywillhelphimreachtheSun.OnlyHupuknowsthattheirguideisblind.Travellingfromavastmoderncitytothetopofavolcano,downthe..bbb