The origin stories of the 12 zodiac signs

The origin story of the 12 zodiac signs is "Animal Race held by the Jade Emperor".

A long time ago, the Jade Emperor decided to select twelve animals as animal signs in the human world in order to set a time for human beings to belong. As a result, all the animals in the world started a competition to compete for the "Zodiac King". On the day of the gathering of animals, the rat arrived first and ranked the largest, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, so there was a ranking of twelve-year animals.

The story also tells how cats and mice became enemies. At that time, cats and mice were still good friends. Before going to the beast meeting, they slept together and agreed that whoever woke up first would wake up the other. Unexpectedly, the mouse got up early the next day and went to the meeting quietly, ignoring the cat. When the cat woke up and rushed to the meeting, Buddha had already assigned the twelve year numbers, and the cat and the mouse formed a deep feud from then on.

12 zodiac signs:

The little mouse is very intelligent, playful and naughty, so don’t be afraid of cats. It is at the top of the twelve zodiac signs, and it is hard to explain what is good and what is evil. Looking far and near while grazing cattle in the early morning, I can see God's family chewing grass on the grass. Plowing and plowing crops is a matter of hard work and self-sacrifice.

Walking across the wilderness, the wind and clouds are roaring in the jungle. All beasts and all the individuals are kings, and Taotie grinds his teeth and is frightened day by day. The cunning rabbit in the mountains has three caves, and it seeks to survive in the Taiping Cave. The world is lost in the moonlight, and Chang'e in the Jade Palace murmurs with her.

Shaped by ancient masterpieces, dragons spit out the land of China. The shining auspicious clouds are auspicious objects, and the Chinese summer coil is a totem. By nature, he likes quiet and shaded places, and he should be a farmer who has good intentions and mistakes. The cup, the bow, the snake shadow, people are afraid of me, I spend my whole life sleeping day and night.

The wilderness is full of hooves and galloping, and the ambition is not low. Traveling through mountains and rivers to explore the green plains, people and horses rely on each other for a long time in times of adversity. Among animals, sheep are said to be indifferent to the world and rely on kindness. Wild flowers and weeds complement each other, and a group of sheep are gentle and lovely.

The wild and clever monkey enjoys the cool air and jumps up and down to keep busy. Collecting wild fruits in the deep mountains, climbing and playing around. The rooster crows in the morning, and everyone marches with their heads held high to review. Sing loudly the heroic song, the great rooster of Eastern China.

He shakes his head and tail for no one’s sake, and is naturally passionate about right and wrong. Praising and criticizing dogs, they are loyal and meritorious. Bajie is overconfident in his ugliness and yearns for Gao Laozhuang. Eat indiscriminately and make pigs strong, and contribute to human beings who are not afraid of being burned.