The narrator tells us that the kingdom of the mystical meow was once a pleasant place, but later, due to failed magical experiments and severe climate changes, there were widespread famines. The king sent out a team of mages to gather food, and the four cats were chosen because they were the most hungry cats in the kingdom. The narrator explains that the four of them have been selected because they are brave, kind, and upright, and so they will gather food in their paws. He tells the cats that they have been sent to collect food for three cats, and he tells them that there are three hundred thousand of them, and that if they do not help, the kingdom will be destroyed