Five-year old Chloe is taken to her Uncle and Aunt's farm to live when her mother dies suddenly. Unable to comprehend the concept of death, she befriends the corpse of a recently deceased foal and adopts the responsibility of caring for it. Sneaking food, toys and other childish possessions to the foal, Chloe visits it everyday, in the hope of easing its pain of being abandoned by its mother. When Chloe's Uncle discovers her secret he forces her to face the reality of her own situation.
