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i’m looking for a book (or a short story from a book) that i remember from when i was a kid

not sure if it was real, but it’s stayed pretty consistent throughout my life. so it starts with a kid going to school. it’s one of the smaller ones i think (like one or two classrooms total) and we get introduced to the teacher, students, and cat.

i don’t remember much happening between this and the end of the story.

the story ends with the already old and battered cat getting in a fight, and the teacher putting it in a bag and drowning it.

she tells the students to go home early and to tell their parents that they learned how to kill a cat.

if any of you know what it’s called, any books it’s in, or even just vaguely remember it, please let me know! it’s been bugging me for YEARS.