Long ago, people believed that cats had magic powers, but not the good kind. They thought cats were connected to evil spirits and witchcraft. If someone in a town was acting strange or bad, they might blame it on a cat. So instead of just chasing away the cat, they took it out into the town square and burned it alive!
Examples
- People in a village burned all the black cats they could find
- A child who was accused of witchcraft had her cat burned alive
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