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What does it mean when a dog bites a mouse and meddles in its own business?

Meaning: Take care of things that have nothing to do with you.

This is a folk saying, catching mice is a cat’s business. The original meaning is that a dog bites a mouse and meddles in things that have nothing to do with itself. Use time to rebuke people for taking care of things they shouldn't.

Also known as "a dog stalks a mouse and meddles in its own business".

From: Chapter 34 of "The Legend of Heroes of Sons and Daughters" by Wenkang of the Qing Dynasty: "You kid, you're just asking your damn dog to catch mice! How many chapters do you know?"

Example: Chapter 72 of "Journey to the West" written by Chang Zhi and others in Kuaiban: "The nine-headed monster was furious when he heard this, and yelled at Wukong: 'Hey! You are a dog, you are meddling in other people's business. Stop complaining here!"

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A long time ago, rats were infested in the world. The Jade Emperor recruited two generals, dogs and cats, and sent them to the human world to eliminate rats. The one who caught the rats could be named the Rat Marshal. Those who cannot be caught will be demoted to the position of a person with no status guarding the yard.

General Dog is usually honest and dedicated, but when he comes to the human world, he catches mice whenever he sees them. When he encounters a group of mice, he also designs a trap to capture them. The mouse would be frightened and run away as soon as he heard General Dog's name.

However, General Cat is lazy and full of tricks. He thought to himself: "I have got rid of the mice, and I have contributed to them. Why do I have to be so tired?" So General Cat caught the mice while General Dog was catching them. Just eating, sleeping, and living a very leisurely life.

One day, the dog general found the mouse spirit's hole and went to find the cat general to chase the mouse spirit together. General Cat usually doesn't exercise or practice kung fu. After chasing him for a while, he was out of breath and couldn't run. General Dog had to chase alone. After three days of chasing, he finally caught the rat spirit. When the cat saw that General Dog had really caught the rat spirit, the cat had an idea in mind, and said to the dog with a smile: "Congratulations! Guarding the yard, I, the Rat-Conquering General, have been waiting for you here for a long time.”

When General Dog heard this, he thought that the cat had become the generalissimo, and he became anxious and opened his mouth to talk to the cat. Unexpectedly, when he opened his mouth, the rat spirit fell to the ground. General Cat picked up the rat spirit and ran away. He quickly went to the Jade Emperor to ask for credit. He also sued General Dog, saying that General Dog did nothing in the world all day long. I don't even catch mice, I only know how to eat and sleep.

The Jade Emperor was very angry after hearing what the cat said, so he turned the dog general into a caretaker of the yard. He would look after the house and guard the yard for generations, while the cat successfully became the marshal of the rat conquest.

When General Dog thought of this incident later, he sighed and said, "If I had known that cat was so cunning, why would he have meddleed in catching the rat in the first place?" So the dog swore that he would never do it again from now on. Catching a mouse!