With Jide in the centre of the story, a happening threatens his mini-poultry he has worked hard to build: His father has lost his job and paying school fees is difficult. The fowls have to be sold! Jide will, however, not allow the white cock to be sold. It is his most cherished pet! Jide's love for the cock is rewarded: it lays a golden egg. Despite the challenges to lose the egg, he stands his ground to protect it. Only Jide's ability to present the golden egg to Sir Russell Smith, the Englishman, will bring about the change Fadaka town has been waiting for.