During a fierce thunderstorm, a mother tries to comfort her frightened young son, Edmond, by reading him the story of Rock-a-Doodle, about a big ol" singing rooster named Chanticleer who oversleeps and fails to wake the farm before the sun rises. When the other farm animals tease and laugh at him, Chanticleer"s feelings get hurt so he packs his belongings and heads for the nearest metropolis, where he becomes a famous rock star. But it seems he also took the sun with him so the farm animals, with a little help from Edmond, hit the road to bring Chanticleer and the sun back home.