Wide open spaces, mountain ranges, endless skies, a lonely house: Maria and Ingvar live in the middle of Icelandic nature. The couple with an unfulfilled desire to have children raises sheep; their life is harmonious and tranquil. Until one night something strange happens in the barn: A sheep gives birth to a mysterious creature. Maria and Ingvar take it into the house. They give it the name Ada and decide to raise it as if it were their own child. But nature does not leave its children to humans without a fight...