There are so many animals in the zodiac, why do rats come first?

Because the zodiac rat corresponds to the first "son" of the twelve earthly branches, it is ranked first and called "child rat". According to the different birth years of the zodiac rats, they can also be called Jiazi rats, propylene rats, Wuzi rats, Gengzi rats, and nonzi rats.

Because when the Jade Emperor was the head of the zodiac, the mouse heard the conversation between the Jade Emperor and the ox, so it was the first to reach the Jade Emperor before the ox.

Because the zodiac rat is also known as the child rat, the time represented by the child in ancient times was around 11 pm to 1 am, and the most active animal during this time period was the mouse, so the order according to the time was in the first place.

Rats are very diligent, more diligent than other animals, so they are ranked first, but this statement is feudal superstition, and we should not believe it.

Because rats are the most famous animals, and they are also very flexible, in many ways, there are rats at most in the first place.

The ranking of the 12 zodiac signs is actually ranked according to the ability of animals, the smart and witty ones are ranked first, the honest and capable ones are ranked second, and the terrible ones are ranked third, as if we humans are the smartest animals in the world, so humans can dominate the earth.

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.

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 asked them to come to 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 himself.

At that time, it was just 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, rooster, 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.