The origin story of the zodiac sign Rooster

It is said that chickens originally had combs and horns and were very beautiful. At that time, dragons had no horns and had nothing on their heads. So before the Jade Emperor decided on the ranking order of the twelve zodiac animals, the dragon wanted to find a way to make himself more beautiful, so he flattered the rooster every day and said that the rooster was very beautiful even without horns and would definitely be ranked first, so he let The rooster lent itself its horns.

The rooster listened to the dragon's words, lent his horns to the dragon, and asked the centipede to bear witness. Later, in the zodiac competition, the rooster lost to the dragon. The rooster was very angry and went to the dragon early in the morning to ask for the horn. The dragon saw that the horn was very beautiful on his head and did not want to give it back to the rooster. He saw When the rooster came for its horns, he jumped into the water and hid.

Since the rooster can't swim, he can only stand on the shore and call "Brother Long, give me back my horns". He gets up early in the morning and crows. Over time, he develops the habit of crowing (the rhythm is a bit picture).

Later, the rooster went to the centipede to judge. The centipede actually accepted the benefits of the dragon and gave false testimony in front of everyone to embarrass the rooster. So the rooster held a grudge against the centipede, so we can see the current situation. Every time a rooster sees a centipede, it pecks at it like crazy, and will not stop until the centipede dies.

Extended information;

The ancestors of primitive societies often used graphics of certain animals, inanimate creatures or natural phenomena as the protector and symbol of their clan, that is, totems. The mixed images of humans and beasts in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" are totem gods from ancient times. The totems of the Xia people are bears or fish, the totems of the Shang people are black birds, and the totems of the Zhou people include dragons, birds, turtles, dogs, and tigers.

Except for the dragon, which is an illusory animal, the rest of the twelve zodiac signs are visible in daily life. It can be divided into two categories, namely, the "six animals" (horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs, and pigs) and the "six beasts" (rats, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, and monkeys). The former is domesticated by people for economic purposes, while the latter disturbs human life to a certain extent. The ancestors were afraid of these animals, so these animals were worshiped as the name symbols of the clan.

The number twelve in the zodiac coincides with the ancients’ inductive understanding of natural phenomena.

Reference source; Baidu Encyclopedia - Twelve Zodiac Rooster

Baidu Encyclopedia - Twelve Zodiac Signs