Why do zodiac signs put hateful rats first?

In the zodiac, why put the rat first, the rat is small and annoying, so even so, why is he still at the top of the zodiac? So you have to start with a mythical story?

This story is very interesting, so let's listen to it, is there a legend, often because many things can no longer find the root, so only legends can be left.

At that time, the Heavenly Court planned the Year Beast, set it as twelve indicators, and the Jade Emperor announced to the world that all animals could participate in the campaign, and they would arrive at the Zodiac Hall on time the next day, and they would become the world-famous Zodiac Year Beasts.

The relationship between the cat and the mouse is quite iron, and in the evening the cat said to the mouse: Tomorrow to participate in the zodiac election, you can't be late, if I sleep lazily in the morning, you must wake me up. Brother, I slept first.

So the cat snored and fell asleep, and the next day the cat woke up yawning and looked around to see that the mouse was ......gone

The rat wakes up early, because it doesn't sleep at night, it is nocturnal, and before dawn, it quietly sets off.

The cat must want to roar angrily: some friends, at critical moments, the word is sharp, and they have long forgotten the word friend.

We ordinary people will also think like this: mice have their own little abacus, compared with cats, mice have no advantage, if cats become zodiac, then there is no mouse at all. Let's move on.

Halfway through the road the rat met the cow, the mouse did not forget to set the close, and then rode on the back of the ox, trekking through mountains and rivers, all the way forward.

Because the mouse and the cow got up early, they arrived at the Zodiac Palace, and they all nodded frequently: Well, this cow is really bullish, and he won the championship!

Just when he was about to reach the end, a mouse jumped out of the cow's ears and arrived at the zodiac hall one step ahead of the ox, becoming the first zodiac sign, so that the ox became the second zodiac sign aggrieved.

It turned out that the sound of the rat was too quiet, so the cow let the rat get into the cow's ears and squeak so loudly that the cow could hear it.

Many immortals were negligent and didn't expect that the rat would hide in the ears of the cow and win the championship at the last moment.

In fact, it can be seen that the mouse is a very cunning animal, and he is also very intelligent, but as the saying goes, he never tires of deceit, and he always won the championship <>

The first place shows that the mouse is also very smart, although he has played a trick, but the first is still his, this is the first position of the mouse in the first place.

In the numbering of Fuxi and King Wen, the first is the cow, which was later confirmed by the scientific and technological development of several dynasties and adapted to the first rat. Because the son is a unique water, and water is the biggest and most ferocious disaster, it is difficult to resist the power. The rat is feasible on land and water, and it is difficult to destroy it, and the other genera are law-abiding and trustworthy, and the rat is lawless, and the small team stands in the front row and so on, and it is later disorganized into the first place.

This is because when the mouse is in the child, the mouse will come out to move, and when the ugly time, the cow is ruminating, and the mouse is very agile and easy to survive.

Remember the cartoons of the zodiac? I remember that it seemed that the rat and the ox went to be the zodiac animal together, because the rat was small and walked slowly, so the cow let the rat ride on the back of the ox, and when it was almost to the point, the rat suddenly jumped up and became the first animal to arrive, so it was ranked first in the zodiac.

The order of the 12 zodiac signs In ancient China, there is a legend that the order of arrival at the Heavenly Palace was counted, and the mouse was the first to arrive, so she was the first.

Because it is said that during the Zodiac Conference, the mouse gets up early, runs fast, and sets off before many animals behind, so it is the first to arrive at the Zodiac Convention site, so it is ranked first.

Rats are smart, and rats have several pairs of eyes in the crowd, so of course such a rat will find something to eat, and it is a good reason to be the first.

China in the Qin Dynasty appeared in the 12 zodiac signs, from the Eastern Han Dynasty, the 12 earthly branches of the 12 hours of the day were used, each hour is equivalent to two hours, respectively opposite to the 12 zodiacs.

Zi Shi refers to the night of 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the morning, the 24-hour timekeeping method is 24 o'clock and 1 o'clock, because at this time everything is silent, everything is drunk in sleep, but it is the most active time for rat activity, so it is a child mouse. This is also the reason why the rat is the first in the zodiac.

I remember that there is such a saying, the rat is ugly, the heaven and the earth are chaotic, and the rat bites the chaos. Since then, the world has opened and the heavens have been opened.

One to two o'clock in the morning is sub-hour. When two to four o'clock is ugly, the rat and the ugly cow play the tiger and the rabbit, and so on. The child is the time when the rats are most active, and between two and four o'clock is when the cow gets up... There are many sayings, this is one of them, than for reference.

A long, long time ago, in order to make people cherish and love these animals more, the Jade Emperor sent an order to select twelve animals from the mortal world as the twelve zodiac signs, and choose one every year, on a first-come, first-served basis. When a child is born, he is given the zodiac according to the year, and from then on everyone has different zodiac signs, some are chickens, horses, dogs, rabbits, etc. Every person's life is a contractual relationship established in the zodiac.

In the zodiac, why did the Jade Emperor put the rat first? This caused dissatisfaction among many animals. Why is he number one and why am I not?

The tiger said, I am the king of all beasts, mighty, famous, and powerful, and all animals must admire me for three points. And I'm still very outstanding, beautiful and luxurious, and dignified, why don't you rank me first? The monkey said that I was the smartest of the animals, and that I was more agile and had a knack for climbing trees, so I could run on trees.

But why can't humans see me? The rooster says that we can all set an alarm clock for humans in the morning, and we have not given up this job for thousands of years. We have no merit and no hard work.

Let's see what animal can do every job like us, always doing every job, never being irritable. So why can't you make chickens number one? The dog said that we could go hunting in the mountains with our masters, and never flinch in the face of danger.

You can also become the owner's pet, play with the owner, and help the owner to become a warrior in the nursing home, can't everyone see this? And dogs don't betray their owners, so why can't dogs come first?

After listening to the animal's speech, the Jade Emperor affirmed the animal's merits and hard work, and the Jade Emperor said, do you look down on mice? He is the smallest animal among you, and you bully her. But he did not give up, he was indomitable, self-improvement, not afraid of any difficulties with his own hands to dig a beautiful cave, built a beautiful home, rats are better at preserving food and accumulating food, so they are never afraid of no food, they are also very united, some of their companions are in danger, they will go to rescue.

They are also one of the animals in the animal kingdom, your best mentality. Although there are many enemies of rats, they are happy, happy, and live a very chic life every day. Rats are the most virtuous and spiritually developed animals in the animal kingdom.

Today's rat families are happy and prosperous, this is the life they have worked hard to achieve, which of your animal genera dare to compare with mice?

Because the mouse is very clever and will use this advantage of itself to compare with other animals, it ranks first in the zodiac.

Because there is a legend that the rat stood on the back of the ox and selected the place where the zodiac was selected, and when it arrived at the place, it jumped down and made itself the first place and became the head of the zodiac.

Because at that time, when the zodiac was chosen in ancient times, the rat was the first to enter the palace, and because of its fast speed, it was the first place in the zodiac.

Although the rat is very weak, we can't live without the rat, so the rat can be ranked first in the zodiac.

The reason why rats are number one

Legend has it that one day the Jade Emperor wanted to arrange the 12 zodiac signs, and set the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, and cat. The Jade Emperor made the world slippery, and they came to rank second the next day. At that time the cat and the mouse were good friends, and the cat said to the mouse

Tomorrow you have to wake me up early, I am one of the twelve zodiac signs, and tomorrow I will go to heaven to rank second. The rat said yes. The next day, the mouse had already woken up, and instead of waking up the cat, he went to heaven to tell him.

At that time, it was just the time to rank second, and the Jade Emperor ranked the twelve zodiac signs in the order of ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, and cat. The Jade Emperor asked the animals if they had any opinions, but the mouse objected: "I don't think you should choose a cat, he doesn't respect you at all."

You see, he's still sleeping, and he doesn't pay any attention to the fact that you're going to line up the zodiac. "When the Jade Emperor saw it, the cat was really sleeping! He was furious, and in a fit of rage, he decided that he would never allow the cat to go to heaven again.

At the same time, he asked the mouse to take the cat's place. The rat spoke again: "I must be number one!"

Why? Are you contributing more than a cow! "People think I'm a lot better than a cow.

The Jade Emperor had no choice but to let people judge. Everyone who goes to the clouds on earth says, "Oh!

What a big cow! Then they saw the rat standing on the head of the bull and said, "What a big mouse!"

It's bigger than a cow! "The Jade Emperor had no choice but to put the rats first.

Second, ancient Chinese scholars explained the relationship between the earthly branch and the Xiao beast from the perspective of the ancient twelve hours of day and night. The sky is dark, the chaos is a piece, the rat, when it is nearly the middle of the night, comes out to move, bites the chaotic state between the heaven and the earth out of the gap, "the rat bites the sky", so the child belongs to the rat.

The reason why rats are the number one in the zodiac signs

1. Folklore stories.

At that time, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as palace guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot about it, but the cat was not selected, and since then he has formed a feud with the mouse. The elephant also came to the competition, and was driven away by the rat in the nose, and the rest of the animals, originally pushed the cow as the leader, but the mouse jumped on the back of the cow, and the pig also coaxed, so the mouse ranked first, and the pork chop last.

The tiger and the dragon were not convinced, and were named the king of the mountains and the king of the sea, but they were ranked behind the rats and oxen. The rabbit was not convinced, and raced with the dragon, and ended up in front of the dragon. The dog was upset and bit the rabbit in a fit of rage, for which he was punished in the penultimate place.

2. The relationship between the earthly branch and the Xiao beast.

Ancient Chinese scholars explained from the perspective of the twelve hours of day and night in ancient times, the relationship between the earthly branch and the Xiao beast. The sky is dark, the chaos is a piece, the rat, when it is nearly the middle of the night, comes out to move, bites the chaotic state between the heaven and the earth out of the gap, "the rat bites the sky", so the child belongs to the rat. The zodiac rat is sub-water in the earthly branch, representing the first.

3. According to the Chinese concept of yin and yang.

The yin and yang of animals are arranged according to the odd and even numbers of their toes. The number of toes in the front and back of animals is generally the same, while the number of toes in the front and back is generally the same, while the rat is four in the forefoot and five in the hind foot.

Zodiac Signs and Year of Birth

Ugly cow

Yinhu Mao Rabbit

Tatsuryu Snake

Afternoon horses are not sheep

Shen Monkey Chicken

Dog hog

There are three reasons why the rat is at the top of the zodiac list. One is the arrangement of the zodiac in folklore stories; the second is the relationship between the earthly branch and the Xiao beast; Third, according to the Chinese's concept of yin and yang, the twelve kinds of animals are divided into two categories, yin and yang, and the yin and yang of animals are arranged according to the odd and even differences in the toes of animals.

On the day of registration, the rats got up early, and the cows got up early. They ran into them on the road. The ox is big, and the steps are big, and the old rat is small, and the steps are small, and the rat is out of breath, and has just caught up with the ox.

The mouse thought to himself: The road is still long, I can't run.

What can I do? As soon as his brain moved, he came up with an idea, and said to the cow, "Brother Niu, Brother Niu, I'll sing you a song."

The cow said, "Okay, you can sing, hey, why don't you sing?" The mouse said

I'm singing, why didn't you hear me? Oh, my voice is so thin that you don't hear it. So let me ride on your neck and sing, and you will hear me.

The cow said, "Xingluo, Xingluo!" The rat climbed up the cow's neck along the leg and let the cow carry it, but it was comfortable.

It shook its head and really sang: Brother Niu, Brother Niu, cross the river, climb the hill, drive, drive, hurry up! When the cow heard this, he was happy, spread his four legs and ran hard, ran to the place where he signed up, and saw that no one came, and shouted happily

I'm number one, I'm number one! Before the cow had finished speaking, the rat jumped up from the cow's neck, jumped to the ground, squeaked, and jumped in front of the ox. As a result, the mouse won the first place and the ox won the second place, so, in the zodiac, the little mouse was ranked first.

Rats: 11 p.m. to 1 p.m. the next day (i.e., "sub-hour"). At this time, the rat has the strongest guts and the most frequent activities, so the child is matched with the rat into the zodiac. (That's what my mother said when I was a kid).