The woman is doing the right thing being mean to a black cat .She is teaching her child that you must be kind to stray animals .She is teaching her child that animals are bad and to be afraid of them .The woman is making sure her kid is never confused about who is boss .
What might be a bad thing this mother is teaching her child ?
After two hours the cat dashed against a little boy and this little boys mother loosed her temper and grasped his arm and pulled away and said " Shoo ! SHOO ! Oh my little darling ! Do n't ever touch a black cat like that !