Fyodor Sologub. Little demon (№ 432341)

Peredonov tied the cat on a rope - he made a collar out of a handkerchief - and took him to the barber shop. The cat meowed wildly, tossed, resisted, sometimes in desperation he rushed at Peredonov, but Peredonov pushed him away with a stick. The boys were running in a crowd from behind, gurgling, laughing. Passersby stopped. They looked out of the windows at the noise. Peredonov sullenly pulled the cat by the rope, not embarrassed by anything. He brought it back and told the barber: "Master, shave the cat, and be nice." The barber was offended, blushed. He said in a trembling voice: "Excuse me, sir, we don't do this kind of business. And I didn't even have to see shaved cats. This must be the latest fashion, it hasn't reached us yet.