Fio awoke this morning wondering about superhero capes. Superman had one, as did Captain Marvel. Following the trend, Batman had one, but Wonder Woman did not, and today's major superhero, Spiderman, doesn't either. On the other hand, Wonder Woman had that special plane she traveled around in and Spiderman doesn't need a cape because he's always hanging from ropes.
Fio theorizes that the early capes, billowing behind the superhero as he leapt tall buildings in a single bound, were used to indicate the air travel. Superman and Captain Marvel provided their own locomotion while Batman used jet packs. Whatever, the capes were the essential factor. At least that's how it came across to six-year-old Fio when she pinned a bathroom towel around her neck and leapt from the front porch step.
She landed hard.
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Out of the night, caped and masked, rode my hero. Not a superhero, but all the same, legenary.
El Zorro
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