Two intresting stories about Chines zodiac.
The Rat and the Cat
A long, long time ago, the Cat and the Rat were the
best of friends. They accompanied each other everywhere
they went and they shared their food. One day, the Cat
learnt that the Jade Emperor was going to elect twelve
animals to represent the twelve calendar years, and
invited all animals to a party. The Cat suggested to
the Rat that both of them should make a presence.
When the day finally arrived, the Cat told the Rat,
'I am going to take a nap so that I will be in my
top form. Can you please wake me up when it's time
to go to the party?' 'No problem.' the Rat replied,
'Just relax and rest. I will wake you up when the
time comes.'
After the Cat fell asleep, the Rat thought to himself,
'I am among the smallest of all animals and I don't
stand a chance in making one of the twelve if the
Cat will go.' So when the time came, the Rat left
on his own without waking up the Cat, and was elected
as one of the twelve Zodiac Animals.
When the Cat found out what the Rat had done, he
was furious. The two became worst enemies. This is
the reason why cats are not one of the twelve animals
and they love to chase after rats.
The Rat and the Bull
There are numerous stories on why rats (despite their
small size) are ranked at the top of the zodiac chart.
Here is one version. It was the Animal Signs day,
the rat met the cow on the way. Che cow, big and strong,
walked quickly while the rat couldn't. So the rat
come up to and said:” Hi, let me sing a song for you."
The cow cheerfully listened to his song. " But",
the rat said,: my voice is so weak that I am afraid
you can't hear clearly. Do you mind if I ride on your
back?" "Of course not" The cow answered.
Crossing the river, climbing the mountain, the cow
The cow answered. When they arrived, no one was there,
"I am the first" the cow shouted. But the
rat jumped to the ground ahead of the cow. This is
why the rat is the first in the Chinese zodiac
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