In The Featherless Chicken, the titular hero is a chick born without feathers. Small, naked, and skinny, he dreams of rowing a boat alongside four elegant and fashionable chickens. But—as he finds out the hard way—they only befriend those who look like them.
Dejected, the featherless chick slumps away and accidentally slips into the mud. Soon, he finds himself decorated in colorful leaves and twigs. No longer featherless, he hatches a clever plan to join the group of four chickens.