The story of the mouse in the zodiac

Do you know what you belong to? Why are there mice and no cats? Here is a story.

One day, people said, "We will choose twelve animals as the Chinese Zodiac, one animal a year." How many kinds of animals are there in the world? How to choose? Tell you what, set a date. On this day, when animals come to sign up, they will choose the first twelve animals as the zodiac.

Neighbors and good friends want to sign up. The cat said, "we have to get up early to register, but I like to sleep late." What should I do? " The mouse said, "Don't worry, don't worry. You can sleep deeply. I'll call you as soon as I wake up. Let's go together. " The cat was very happy and said, "You are really my good friend, thank you."

By the morning of registration, the mouse was awake, but it only thought about its own business and forgot its good friend's cat. I signed up myself.

As a result, I chose the mouse. Where is the cat? The cat got up too late because it went to bed late. When it arrived, twelve animals had been selected.

If the cat is not selected, it will be angry with the mouse, blaming the mouse for not calling it. Since then, cats will eat mice when they see them, and the mice have to run away desperately. It's still like this.

The order of the zodiac is: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. How to make the mouse rank first? Here's another story.

On the day of registration, the mouse got up early and the cow got up early. They met on the road. Cows take big strides, mice take small steps. The mouse was out of breath and barely kept up with the cow. The mouse thought, the road is still far, and I can't run fast. what can I do?

He used his head and came up with an idea. He said to the cow, "Niu Ge, let me sing you a song." The cow said, "Well, you sing ―― hey, why don't you sing?" The mouse said, "I am singing." Why didn't you hear me? " Oh, my voice was too low for you to hear. Tell you what, let me ride around your neck and sing, and you will hear me. "The cow said," good, good! "The mouse climbed up the cow's neck along the cow's leg, so the cow was comfortable carrying it.

It shook its head and really sang: Niu Ge, Niu Ge, cross the river, climb the hillside, drive, drive, hurry up!

Niu Yi was very happy to hear that. He spread his legs and ran as fast as he could. He ran to the registration place and saw that no one had come. He wept with joy: "I am the first, I am the first!" " Before the cow finished speaking, the mouse jumped down from the cow's neck, jumped to the ground and squeaked in front of the cow.

As a result, the mouse won the first place and the cow won the second place. So in the zodiac, the little mouse ranks first.

The story of the mouse and the cow in the zodiac. They went to the ranking of the zodiac together. The mouse knows that it can't outrun the cow, so it is smart to let the cow carry it. In heaven, the mouse jumped off the old cow, and the mouse ranked first!

What are the stories about the zodiac? One of the stories of the zodiac.

Do you know what you belong to? Some are rabbits, some are tigers ... some are cats? No, how can there be mice without cats? Here is a story.

A long time ago, one day, people said, "We want to choose twelve animals as the human zodiac, one animal a year." How many kinds of animals are there in the world? How to choose? Tell you what, set a date. On this day, when animals come to sign up, they will choose the first twelve animals as the zodiac.

Cats and mice are neighbors and good friends. They all want to sign up. The cat said, "we have to get up early to register, but I like to sleep late." What should I do? " The mouse said, "Don't worry, don't worry. You can sleep deeply. I'll call you as soon as I wake up. Let's go together. " The cat was very happy and said, "You are really my good friend, thank you."

By the morning of registration, the mouse was awake, but it only thought about its own business and forgot its good friend's cat. I signed up myself.

As a result, I chose the mouse. Where is the cat? The cat got up too late because it went to bed late. When it arrived, twelve animals had been selected.

If the cat is not selected, it will be angry with the mouse, blaming the mouse for not calling it. Since then, cats will eat mice when they see them, and the mice have to run away desperately.

It's still like this.

Do you know which constellation?

They are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

How to make the mouse rank first? Here's another story.

On the day of registration, the mouse got up early and the cow got up early. They met on the road. Cows take big strides, mice take small steps. The mouse was out of breath and barely kept up with the cow. The mouse thought, the road is still far, and I can't run fast. what can I do? He used his head and came up with an idea. He said to the cow, "Niu Ge, I'll sing you a song." The cow said, "OK, you sing-hey, why don't you sing?" The mouse said, "I am singing." Why didn't you hear me? " Oh, my voice was too low for you to hear. Tell you what, let me ride around your neck and sing, and you will hear me. "The cow said," good, good! "The mouse climbed up the cow's neck along the cow's leg, so the cow was comfortable carrying it. It bobbed to sing:

Niu Ge, Niu Ge, cross the river, climb the hillside, drive, drive, hurry up! Niu Yi was very happy to hear that. He spread his legs and ran as fast as he could. He ran to the registration place and saw that no one had come. He wept with joy: "I am the first, I am the first!" " Before the cow finished speaking, the mouse jumped down from the cow's neck, jumped to the ground and squeaked in front of the cow. As a result, the mouse won the first place and the cow won the second place. So in the zodiac, the little mouse ranks first.

The Story of the Zodiac II

How to choose the zodiac is a topic handed down from ancient times. Legend has it that one year, when the Jade Emperor celebrated his birthday, he ordered all the animals to come to celebrate his birthday on the ninth day of the first month, and decided to choose 12 kinds of animals to celebrate his birthday in the order of reporting, as the guards in heaven, and take turns to be on duty every year.

According to legend, mice and cats were neighbors at that time, but big cats often bullied weak mice, and mice often just got angry with cats and dared not speak. This cat has a problem with sleepiness. After receiving the jade emperor's order, the mouse secretly rejoiced that the opportunity to retaliate against the cat had finally come. Sure enough, the cat knocked on the door of the mouse's house and asked the mouse to wake him up for the jade emperor's birthday. The mouse readily agreed. In order to get back at the cat, the mouse set off quietly in the early morning of the ninth day of the first month.

Although the mouse got up early and ran fast, it was worried when it reached the wide river facing Taotao River, so it had to sit by the river and wait for other animals to cross the river, jump on their backs and cross the river with their help. After waiting for a long time, the earliest Niu Yi walked silently to the river. At the moment the cow swam into the water, the mouse jumped into the cow's ear. Cows are usually known for their simplicity and helpfulness, so they don't care about mice's guesses. After crossing the river, the mouse felt comfortable and labor-saving lying in the cow's ear. It didn't mean to jump. Near noon, the cow carried the mouse outside the Jade Emperor's mansion.

When Niu Gang wanted to enter the door, the mouse jumped out of the cow's ear and jumped to the jade emperor first. In this way, the mouse finally won the first place. And the cow that carried it all the way won the second place. Later, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens and dogs ... > >

It is said that in ancient times, people didn't have a zodiac. The zodiac was later decided by the Jade Emperor.

In order to arrange the zodiac for people, the Jade Emperor decided to hold a Shang Xiao meeting in the Tiangong. He issued an order to hold a meeting to all kinds of animals.

At that time, cats and mice were very good friends. They live together like brothers. The imperial edict of the Xiao meeting was sent to the cat and mouse. They were all very happy and decided to go together. The cat is good at dozing off, and it knows this, so it greeted the mouse in advance the day before the meeting.

"The elder brother of the rat! You know I'm a good bulldozer. " Uncle Cat said politely, "If I fell asleep when I was looking for a baby tomorrow, would you call me?"

The mouse patted his chest and said, "You can have a good sleep! I will wake you up then! "

Uncle Cat said, "Thank you." I fell asleep after wiping my beard. However, the next morning, the mouse got up early, had breakfast and went to heaven alone. It didn't bark at the sleeping cat.

Longge, who lives in Qingshui Lake, also learned about the opening of Xiao's conference on this day. Dragons are born mighty: covered with shiny scales, with a big nose and a thick and long beard. It thinks: This time, if you choose the zodiac, you will definitely be chosen. But Brother Long has one fly in the ointment, that is, his head is bald and he lacks a pair of beautiful horns. It thought, if only I had a pair of beautiful horns again! He thought about it and made up his mind to borrow a pair to put it on.

What a coincidence! When it emerged from the clear water pool, it saw a big cock, chest out, pacing on the shore. At that time, the rooster had a pair of big horns on his head. Brother Long was very happy to see it. He swam to the rooster and said, "Grandpa Chicken! I will go to Xiao tomorrow. Can you lend me your horn? "

Grandpa Chicken replied, "Oh, Brother Long! Sorry, I'm going to Xiao tomorrow! "

Brother Long said, "Grandpa Chicken, your head is too small. It's really inappropriate to wear such a pair of big speakers. Please lend it to me! " Look at my bald head, how I need a pair of horns like you! "

Just then, a centipede emerged from a crack in the stone. Centipedes are very nosy. He listened to Brother Long's words and interrupted, "Grandpa Chicken! Just lend the horn to Brother Long once. If you don't trust me, how about I be a guarantor? "

Chicken father-in-law thought about it and thought that he was beautiful enough even without this diagonal line, so he promised centipede to be a guarantor and lent his horn to Brother Long.

The next day, a grand Shang Xiao conference was held in heaven, and all kinds of animals were here. Among animals, the Jade Emperor chose twelve kinds of animals, such as cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, pigs, rabbits, tigers, dragons, snakes, monkeys, chickens and rats, as human zodiac signs. Why did the Jade Emperor only choose these animals? For example: pick a chicken, why not a duck? Pick a tiger, why not a lion? On what basis did he choose? We don't know anything about this.

After selecting twelve kinds of animals, there is still a troublesome problem, that is, sequencing.

There was an argument about it at that time. In particular, there are many discussions about who will take the lead. The Jade Emperor said, "The ox is the biggest among you, so let the ox take the lead as the first dutiful son!" " "

Everyone is very satisfied, even the tiger agrees. Unexpectedly, the mouse cocked its thumb and said, "I should say I am bigger than an ox!" " Every time I appear in front of people, they will cry and say,' Ouch! "What a big mouse!" But I've never heard anyone say,' Oh, this cow is really big!' It can be seen that in people's minds, I am really bigger than an ox! "

The mouse's words simply confused the jade emperor. The Jade Emperor said, "Is this really the case? I don't think so? "

Both monkeys and horses say that mice talk nonsense. But the mouse said confidently, "You can try if you don't believe me!" " "

Chickens, dogs, rabbits, sheep, etc. Everyone agreed to give it a try, and so did the Jade Emperor. He brought twelve kinds of animals to the world.

Things are just as the mouse said. When the buffalo came to people, people talked about it one after another: This cow is really big. At this time, the sly mouse suddenly climbed onto the cow's back and stood up on two feet. As soon as people saw the mouse on the back of the cow, they immediately exclaimed, "Oh, what a big mouse!" " "

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Why do mice rank first in the zodiac, and why do mice rank first when they are young? First of all, this problem puzzles the sages of mankind and today's wise men: in terms of size, the mouse is pitifully small, so that people can hold it in the palm of their hands and play with it, which is the smallest of the 12 zodiac animals; On brute force, it can hardly be compared with the strength of cattle, the fierceness of tigers, the divine power of dragons and the prancing of horses. In terms of quality, the steadfastness of cattle, the kindness of rabbits, the diligence of horses, the meekness of sheep and the reality of pigs are all many times better than those of mice. On wisdom again, the cleverness of monkeys and the cleverness of dogs are above that of mice. To say the least, even if snakes are the most vicious, they should be in front of mice. But the fact is that the little mouse is the first in the zodiac! Many years after the zodiac was confirmed, people finally fabricated a folk story that might be self-deceiving and self-explanatory to explain why rats ranked first in the zodiac. This story, called "the biggest mouse", spread in the Central Plains of Hunan and Hubei. After the mouse, cow, horse and sheep were elected as the zodiac, the mouse said: I should be in the first place. Cattle, horses and sheep said unconvinced, why do you rank first? The mouse said: I am old, so I want to be the first. Niu Ma and others couldn't help laughing: Are you as old as us? The mouse said, we don't count when we argue. Let others speak. Cattle, horses, sheep, etc. Everyone agrees to let people comment. So they discussed ways: led by cows, horses, sheep and mice, they walked through the streets one by one to see what people said. In the street, a cow came and people said that this cow is very strong. The horse is coming, people say, this horse is really tall. Here comes the sheep. People say that this sheep is very fat. Finally, the mouse swaggered over. People saw a big mouse suddenly appearing in the street, and everyone chased it and shouted, What a big mouse! What a big mouse! In this way, cattle, horses and sheep have nothing to say, and mice rank first.

150-word mouse folk story of the zodiac says: In those days, the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat didn't choose it and became an enemy of the mouse. The elephant also came to the competition, and the mouse got into its nose and drove it away. The rest of the animals, originally headed by cows, were rushed to the backs of cows, and pigs also booed, so the mice ranked first.

The story of the mouse and the cow in the zodiac During the Warring States period, monarchs of various countries were mercenary and attacked each other, and people lived a very painful life. Once, Qi Xuanwang was sitting in the hall and saw a servant leading a cow through the corridor in front of the hall. Qi Xuanwang asked his servant, "Where are you taking the cow?" "Report back to your majesty, I will take this sacrificial cow to slaughter, and then paint its blood on the clock." The servant replied respectfully. Qi Xuanwang listened, looked at the cow and said, "Let it go! I can't bear to see it shake like that, as if innocent people should be punished! " "Then don't draw a clock with animal blood?" "How can this gift be abandoned casually! All you have to do is catch a sheep and kill it. It's the same if you put its blood on the clock! " Qi Xuanwang said. When Mencius heard about this incident, he came to remonstrate with Qi Xuanwang and said, "Your Majesty, you are merciful! It's just that your majesty, it's sad to see only cows, but it's sad not to see sheep. If you can extend this love for animals to love for people, then the king can become the king of the world! " Cowherd and Weaver Girl live in the east of Tianhe. She is the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. Because she is good at weaving, everyone calls her "Weaver Girl". Weavers are busy weaving every day. In the morning, she weaves the morning sun; At noon, she walked out of the cloudless sky in Wan Li; At dusk, she weaves a sunset glow full of colorful clouds; In the evening, she was busy decorating black brocade with shining stars. She works hard every day, but she is lonely, so she is always unhappy. To the west of Tianhe, there is a cowherd. His job is to raise cattle in the sky. He wants the cows to eat grass and bathe them. He has a lot of work every day. However, Cowherd is a hardworking and practical young man. He works hard every day to keep the cows in the sky strong and good. The Emperor of Heaven appreciates him very much. One day, the Emperor of Heaven summoned the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. "Vega, I think you work hard every day, but you are always unhappy. You are not young. I want to betroth you to Niulang. I wonder if you would like to? " The Emperor of Heaven asked the Weaver Girl. Knowing that Cowherd is an honest and responsible young man, Weaver Girl said, "Everything is up to Dad." With that, she bowed her head shyly. The Emperor of Heaven was very happy and said to the Cowherd, "Cowherd, I love this little girl best. She can be said to be versatile. I can see that you are also a promising young man. Now I want to betroth my daughter to you. I wonder if you would like to? " The cowherd looked at the Weaver Girl and thought she was a gentle and lovely girl, so he readily agreed. Since then, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl have lived a very loving life. They often travel hand in hand in the sky and enjoy the scenery. Vega thinks everything is so fresh and interesting, because she has never been out to play before, and her busy work every day makes it impossible for her to rest. So is the cowherd. In the past, I had to go to the grassland every time because I had to herd cattle. Now with the company of the Weaver Girl, we are really happy to play together. However, they all forgot each other's work. The weaver girl forgot to knit, and as a result, the sky was blank and there was no more beautiful sky; The cowherd forgot to look at the cows, and as a result, the longicorn ran around and made a mess of the heaven. The Emperor of Heaven said angrily to them, "You two are really disappointing. All you do is have fun, but you neglect your work. I decided to punish you well. Starting today, you will return to your respective jobs, and you will only meet once a year on July 7th, except this day. If you disobey the order, you will be put to death. " From then on, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl had to endure the pain of lovesickness while working, only looking forward to the arrival of July 7. Because magpies are very sympathetic to the experience of the cowherd and the weaver girl, they build a bridge for them on July 7 every year, so that they can meet on the magpie bridge and tell each other about their lovesickness.

Why do rats rank first in the zodiac? What are the allusions? As an ancient folk cultural phenomenon, scholars have different opinions about the origin of the zodiac. Some people think that the zodiac and earthly branches are homologous and can be traced back to prehistoric legend times. In Historical Records, the Yellow Emperor's statements of "building Jiazi for life" and "making every effort to cure Jiazi" are the embodiment of this statement, and scholars believe that Jiazi here refers to the zodiac. Zhao Yi, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, believed that the zodiac originated from nomadic people in northern China. He said in "An Examination of Jade Cong": "At the beginning of the custom of covering the north, there was no ugliness on the 12th, but in the next year, it spread to China, and it was worthy of your ears." (see Qing? Zhao Yi's Language Congkao). Some scholars even think that the zodiac was introduced to China from Babylon. The representative of this view is Guo Moruo, who wrote in The Study of Oracle Characters? Shi Zhigan said: "Twelve Xiaoxiangs are found in Babylon, Egypt and India, but they are not very old, and they did not come from the Western Dynasty 100 years ago. The original intention is that this was made in the Western countries during the Han Dynasty, imitating the Babylonian zodiac and then spreading to the surrounding areas. " It is believed that the Chinese Zodiac was formulated by Middle Eastern residents imitating the Babylonian Zodiac, and was introduced to China when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty communicated with the western regions. The above viewpoints are different, so I dare not judge right or wrong subjectively. However, it is proved by a large number of documents that the Chinese zodiac really originated in China, and it is the crystallization of animal worship, totem worship and early astronomy of China ancestors.

The Book of Songs is the earliest record of the zodiac in the existing literature. The Book of Songs? Xiaoya? There are eight words for "auspicious day", which means auspicious day, and it is a good day for prancing hunting. This is an example of a horse in the afternoon. It can be seen that the corresponding relationship between earthly branches and twelve kinds of animals has been established and spread around the Spring and Autumn Period. 1975, the bamboo slips unearthed from TombNo. 1 1 in Shuihudi, Yunmeng County, Hubei Province, further prove that the zodiac existed around the Spring and Autumn Period. There is a chapter on "Thief" in the bamboo slips unearthed in Japan, which talks about the appearance characteristics of thieves, and records: "Son, mouse, thief wants his mouth, ... ugly, cow, thief with big nose and long neck, ... yin, tiger, thief, if he wants his beard, his face is black." Hair, rabbits, thieves are big. Chen, [the original leaked] the thief is a man, green and red ... already, insects are also, thieves grow black. Deer at noon, thieves have long necks and small necks? Q, his body is incomplete. ..... No, horse, thieves have ears. ",ring also, thief round face ..."

The zodiac recorded in Japanese books is roughly the same as the popular saying now. According to textual research, the tomb of Shuihudi 1 1 was in the 30th year of Qin Shihuang (2 17 BC), so the appearance of the zodiac can be traced back to at least the Spring and Autumn Period before Qin Dynasty. Scholars believe that this is the earliest and most systematic record of the zodiac found in China so far. Exactly the same as today's popular zodiac is the record of Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Wang Chong's On Balance? "Things" contains: "Yin, wood, its birds, tigers. Soil, its birds and dogs are also. ..... At noon, the horse also arrived. Son, mouse, unitary, chicken. Hair, rabbits, too. ..... hey, tapir. No, so are sheep. Ugly, cattle also. ..... already, the snake also. Shen, Qitian also. " In the above text, there are eleven kinds of animals in the zodiac, but the dragon is gone. The book "Poisonous Words" says: "Chen is a dragon and has become a snake. Chen and Ji are in the southeast. "

In this way, the zodiac is complete, exactly the same as the popular zodiac. This is indeed the earliest and most complete record of the zodiac in ancient literature.

By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the zodiac had been widely used. There have been specific records in the Five Elements Annals. According to the year of birth, people belong to an animal. Southern dynasties? Chen? The poet Shen Jiong once wrote a poem about the Chinese zodiac, which said, "The case of a rat trail leads to dust, and cattle and sheep fall at dusk. Tigers sit in empty valleys for food, and rabbits open windows to the moon. The dragon ridge is far green, and the snake willow lingers near. Ma Lanfang is far away and breeds sheep in spring. The monkey chestnut shames the fragrant fruit, and the chicken anvil leads to a clear cup. What happened to the dog? Leisurely. "

This poem of the zodiac is obviously written in the order of animals assigned by the twelve branches, which shows that people at that time were already very familiar with the zodiac.

It is clear from the above documents that the origin of Zodiac culture is in China. According to the foreign zodiac, the zodiac was introduced to China from the Middle East in the Han Dynasty, which is similar to the introduction of Buddhism. From the above documents, we prove that there were records about the zodiac in China as early as the Spring and Autumn Period (The Book of Heaven and the Book of Songs), which shows that the appearance of the zodiac and the collocation of the zodiac and the earthly branches have been produced as early as the Han Dynasty, so it is certain that the zodiac originated from an ancient culture in China. So what is the origin of the zodiac? > & gt