Two lonesome little girls who live in the same big apartment building finally meet and become friends.
The old man he meets on the roof of the apartment building shows a young boy where to go to get away from the crowds, noise, and heat of the big city.
Peggy tries to help her mother with the new baby but she can't seem to do anything right.
Although she is too young to go to school, Elegy Meadows visits the school one day and watches all the activities.
Staying with his neighbors, the Brandons, while his parents are away, Peter helps Mr. Brandon sell toy birds on a city street corner.
