One day at Midvale Orphanage, Linda Lee, aka Supergirl, attends an event where Superman and Krypto entertain the children of the orphanage with super tricks. Young Paul Dexter, meanwhile, one of the students there and also the owner of Streaky, fantasizes about having a super-powered cat of his own. After the event, Superman hands out souvenir miniature Superman capes. Paul proceeds to tie such a cape on Streaky, trying to coax the cat to fly.