Why are mice the favorite animals of China people? (The foreigner asks, because it is 12, and the first one is a mouse. )

The story about the zodiac is a very interesting topic. The stories mentioned here include myths, legends and allusions.

In the ranking of the zodiac, why do mice rank first with their younger generation? First of all, this question puzzles the sages of mankind and the wise men of today: in terms of size, the mouse is so small that people can hold it in the palm of their hands and play with it. It is the smallest of the 12 zodiac signs. ; On brute force, it can't compare with the strength of cattle, the fierceness of tigers, the divine power of dragons and the prancing of horses. Script language = "javascript">& lt/script & gt;; Japanese; 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, I'm afraid they have to be in front of mice. But the fact is that the little mouse is the first in the zodiac!

This problem is still an unsolved case. Some people say that the legal newspaper probably has only one explanation: the guy who ranks the zodiac is a corrupt official, taking bribes and bending the law. He accepted the huge interests of the mouse, made a power and money transaction, and put the first gold crown on the head of a little mouse without virtue and talent. This is of course just a far-fetched joke. But it is true that human beings have never found a convincing explanation for this. However, human beings are, after all, the smartest advanced animals among animals. Many years after the zodiac was confirmed, people finally made up a folk story that may be self-deceiving and self-explanatory, so as to explain why rats rank first in the zodiac. This story, called "the biggest mouse", is spread in Hunan and Hubei in the Central Plains.

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 were unconvinced and said, "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, so 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, "This cow is very strong." When the horse came, people said, "This horse is really tall." When the sheep came, people said, "This sheep is very fat." Finally, the mouse swaggered towards me. When people saw a big mouse suddenly coming out of the street, they all chased it and shouted, "What a big mouse! What a big mouse! " In this way, cows, horses and sheep have nothing to say, and mice rank first.

Alas, I'm so tired. . . . . .