A long time ago, one day, people said: "We will choose twelve animals as the human zodiac, one animal for each year." How many animals are there in the world? What's the choice? Let's set a date. On this day, the animals come to sign up and choose the twelve animals that arrive first as the zodiac signs.

The cat and the mouse are neighbors and good friends, and they both want to sign up. The cat said: "We have to get up early in the morning to sign up, but I like to sleep in, what should I do?" The mouse said: "Don't worry, don't worry, you just have to sleep, I will call you as soon as I wake up, let's Let's go together." The cat was very happy and said, "You are really my good friend, thank you."

On the morning of registration, the mouse woke up early, but he only thought about himself. I forgot about my good friend’s cat. I signed up on my own.

As a result, the mouse was selected. Where's the cat? The cat got up too late because he was sleeping in. When it arrived, twelve animals had been selected.

The cat was not selected, so it was angry with the mouse because the mouse did not call it. From then on, the cat would eat the mouse when it saw it, and the mouse had to run away desperately.

This is still the case.

Do you know which zodiac signs are there?

They are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, and pig.

How to make the little mouse rank first? There is a story here too.

On the day of registration, the mouse got up very early and the cow also got up very early. They met on the road. The cow is big and takes big steps, while the mouse is small and takes small steps. The mouse ran out of breath and just caught up with the cow. The mouse thought to himself: There is still a long way to go. I can't run anymore. What should I do? It suddenly came up with an idea and said to the cow: "Brother Cow, Brother Cow, let me sing a song for you." The cow said: "Okay, you sing it - hey, why don't you sing?" "Yeah?" the mouse said, "I'm singing, why don't you hear me? Oh, my voice is too thin, you don't hear me. Let me sit on your neck and sing." I heard it." The cow said, "Go! Go!" The mouse climbed up the cow's legs and climbed up to the cow's neck. It was very comfortable for the cow to carry it. It shook its head and really sang:

Brother Cow, Brother Cow, cross the river, climb the hillside, drive, drive, hurry up! When the cow heard this, he was very happy. He spread his legs and ran as hard as he could. When he ran to the registration place, he saw that no one was there. He shouted happily: "I am the first place, I am the first place!" After finishing speaking, the mouse jumped from the cow's neck, jumped to the ground, squeaked and jumped in front of the cow. The result was that the rat came first and the ox came second. Therefore, among the twelve zodiac signs, the little rat ranked first.

The Story of the Twelve Zodiac Signs 2

How to choose the twelve zodiac animals is a topic that has been circulated since ancient times. Legend has it that one year, the Jade Emperor celebrated his birthday and ordered all animals to be The animals came to celebrate their birthdays on the ninth day of the first lunar month, and decided to select twelve animals in the order in which they came to celebrate their birthdays as guards on the road to heaven, and to take turns on duty every year.

According to legend, mice and cats were neighbors at that time, but the larger cats often bullied the weaker mice, and the mice were often just angry with the cats but did not dare to speak. The cat has a habit of sleeping. After receiving the order from the Jade Emperor, the mouse secretly rejoiced: The opportunity to take revenge on the cat finally came. Sure enough, the cat knocked on the door of the mouse's house and asked the mouse to wake him up and go with him when he wished the Jade Emperor a birthday. The mouse agreed wholeheartedly. In order to take revenge on the cat, the mouse set off quietly in the early morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month.

Although the mouse got up early and ran very fast, when it reached the wide river and faced the turbulent water, it became worried and had to sit by the river and wait for other animals to cross the river. , jump on their backs and use their strength to cross the river.

After waiting for a long time, the cow who was the first to go out silently walked step by step to the river. The mouse took advantage of the moment when the cow swam into the water and jumped into the cow's ears. Cows are usually known for their honesty and good at helping others, so It paid no attention to the opportunistic behavior of rats. After crossing the river, the mouse felt comfortable and effortless lying in the cow's ears and had no intention of jumping down. When it was almost noon, the cow carried the mouse to the door of the Jade Emperor's house.

When the cow was about to enter the door, the mouse rushed out of the cow's ears and jumped in front of the Jade Emperor. In this way, the mouse finally won the first place. The cow that carried it all the way only came in second place. Later, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, and dogs also arrived one after another. Although the pig was stupid, he arrived on time and ranked twelfth. The Jade Emperor bestowed upon them one by one the rotating animals of the year in the order in which they reported, and the order of the twelve zodiac signs was determined in this way

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, it was still dark, and the cat had been sleeping soundly for several days. Finally woke up, and set out on the road while it was dark. Just when it was feeling proud of the deserted journey and thinking that other animals had not set off yet, it came to the door of the Jade Emperor. While knocking on the door, it shouted, "Jade Emperor!" --, the cat has come to report--". The person who came to open the door laughed and said to the cat: "You are such a stupid cat. You are already a day late. You should go back and wash your face and clear your mind! Don't always look like you can't wake up." "At this time, the cat was extremely angry. From then on, it formed an incomprehensible grudge with the mouse. When it saw the mouse, it swore to bite it to death and eat all the mice. The fearless spirit, courage and determination of the rats in the world who never give up!