The cultural symbol of the rat

　　The cultural symbol of the rat

　　The clever little man wins the head of the Shaw with wisdom- the myth and legend of the mouse

　　A long time ago, the zodiac sign was in charge of the four heavenly kings. Whatever the surname of the deacon at that time, the person born that year belonged to it. Later, after the four heavenly kings returned to the Tiangong to guard the Nantianmen, the Jade Emperor decided to select twelve animals to represent the zodiac signs on the earth and grant them the title of god. In order to embody the principle of fairness, the Jade Emperor ordered that all animals on the human world can go to the Tiangong to be selected on the specified days, and the order of the animals to the Tiangong is the order of ranking, and only the top twelve that arrived first will be selected. .

　　At that time, the mouse and the cat were good friends. They agreed to go to the Tiangong to fight for the zodiac sign, and agreed that the mouse would come and call the cat to leave together. However, the clever little mouse thought, many animals in the world are more beautiful than themselves, and they are also useful to humans, such as cats chanting scriptures, rabbits worshiping the moon, dogs guarding houses, dragons and snakes to control water, tigers and monkeys towns mountains, cattle and horses farming fields, pigs and sheep. For human consumption, you should think of a way to get the zodiac signs. So, on the morning of the day when he was appointed to the palace, the little mouse got up quietly without calling the cat. He secretly jumped into the horns of the old cow and hid himself, allowing the toughest and most diligent cow to take him to the palace.

　　Sure enough, Lao Niu rushed to the gate of Tiangong first. At dawn, the four heavenly kings had just opened the gate of the heavenly palace. Before the ox had had time to lift the hoof, the little mouse jumped from the horn of the ox and went straight to the hall of the heavenly palace. Although the Jade Emperor was unwilling to label this little rat as the zodiac sign, the emperor had no joking, and the rules he set could not be changed, so he had to declare the rat as the head of the zodiac sign.

　　Although the mouse has a poor reputation and unpleasant appearance, from the perspective of society, folklore, and culture, it has long been reborn. From a disgusting animal, it has evolved into an incomparably spiritual, intelligent and mysterious little creature. .

　　The first symbolic meaning of the rat is spirituality, which also includes its cleverness and psychic performance. People often use "better than a mouse" to describe someone's shrewdness and cleverness. The cleverness of a mouse has become a standard of analogy, which shows that its cleverness has reached a considerable level. People also believe that rats are psychic and can predict good and bad disasters.

　　The second symbolic meaning of the rat is strong vitality. It has strong reproductive power, high survival rate and long life span. Most of them can enjoy their old age and end of life, and they are full of children and grandchildren.

　　The third symbolic meaning of the mouse is exquisite, small and subtle. Shu Sheng has a small and exquisite posture, he likes to jump up and down, and cannot be combined with the word "big".