In traditional culture, why are chickens regarded as "German birds"?

We all know that the chicken is one of the 12 zodiac animals. It is said that literature, martial arts, courage, benevolence and faithfulness are the five virtues of chickens. Culture and martial arts are due to the image of the chicken, and courage and faithfulness come from the habit of the chicken.

Legend has it that chicken evolved from birds, and the homonym "Ji" makes chicken a symbol of good luck; In ancient times, it was called "the bird of five virtues" and was given the reputation of "the bird of virtue"; Chickens are regarded as evil spirits by the people because they eat poisonous insects. The five virtues of chicken are: virtue, martial arts, courage, benevolence and faith. This shows how lofty moral ideals people have placed on chickens. Appreciating the five virtues of chickens is actually to remind people to be self-disciplined with the five virtues of literature, martial arts, courage, benevolence and faith. Only chickens are lucky enough to associate a poultry with morality.

There is such a story. It turns out that King Chicken is a competitive guy who always makes trouble. When the jade emperor sealed the zodiac, considering whether animals contributed to human beings, the chicken king could not do it at that time. One day, King Chicken saw the horse that was sealed with the zodiac and was very envious. He went forward to ask the horse, and the horse told the chicken that it was not difficult to get people's love, as long as he could give full play to his strengths and benefit mankind. King Chicken came home, thought and thought, and finally thought of waking up the sleeping people with his golden voice. So he gets up early at dawn every day and sings loudly to wake people up from their sleep.

People are very grateful for the dedication of the chicken king and decided to ask the jade emperor to make the chicken a god as the zodiac. But at that time, the jade emperor's standard for sealing the zodiac was that as long as the animal was not a bird, so the chicken king was in a hurry. So the chicken king came to the jade emperor temple and cried to the jade emperor. He wakes up all beings every morning, but he is not allowed to be chosen as the zodiac. This is really hard to understand. So the jade emperor broke the rules and let the chicken king participate in the zodiac competition.