Two pairs of partridges, Brovkins and Podkovkins, hatch by twelve chicks. Podkovkins get acquainted with the lark, and both the Brovkins family are killed by a falcon. Podkovkin's wife, the Orange Neck, decides to adopt chicks as their own. In the autumn, she brings twenty-four chicks to a meeting of partridges, and she is chosen as the main chicken.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mariya BabanovaThe Lark (voice) | The Lark (voice) |
 Georgiy VitsinPodkovkin (voice) | Podkovkin (voice) |
 Irina GoshevaThe Orange Neck (voice) | The Orange Neck (voice) |
 Yuri MedvedevBrovkin (voice) | Brovkin (voice) |
 Valentina TeleginaThe Senior Chicken (voice) | The Senior Chicken (voice) |
 Galina NovozhilovaThe Blue Spout (voice) | The Blue Spout (voice) |