23. Cat
“Let’s play ‘guess the animal’!” the teacher cried. The children sang in unison.
“Right. My ears are pointy and I purr when I’m happy. What am I?”
“A dog!” one shouted, which almost caused the teacher to fall over.
She tried to compose herself. “…No, it’s not a dog. It purrs.”
“A rabbit!”
She frowned. “No, not a rabbit. Um, it hunts for mice.”
“It’s an owl!”
“It’s not an owl!” Were the kids this stupid? “Okay, last one; it likes milk and fish.”
“A pig!”
The teacher sank her head in her hands. And outside a cat laughed silently.
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