When Little Peter's father dies, the young miller inherits a strange cat that speaks like a human and wears boots that seem to give him magical powers. This smooth-talking cat also sings and dances, and he will do all that he can so that his young master can win the heart of Princess Manon, with whom he is madly in love. But along the way, they encounter the King's dastardly chamberlain and his horrible hunchback, along with a nasty ogre who is not at all a pretty sight.