Very long a long time ago, one day, people says: "We should choose 12 kinds of animals to serve as the person's any of the twelve animals, a year a kind of animal. " how many does the animal of the world have? How pick a way? Such, had decided a day, this day, animal people will sign up, choose 12 kinds of animals that arrive first to be 12 any of the twelve animalses. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Cat and mice are neighbour, it is a good friend, they want to sign up. The cat says: "We must rise early in the morning go signing up, but I love to sleep lie-in, how to do? " mice says: "Fasten anxious, fasten anxious, although you sleep your become aware greatly, I awake, go calling you, we go at the same place. " the cat listened very glad, say: "You are my good friend really, thank you. " (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Arrived to sign up that day in the morning, mice is early awoke, but it thinks of its thing solely, give the job of good friend cat forgot. Went signing up with respect to oneself. | | | Result, mice was chosen to go up. Where is cat? Because the cat sleeps lie-in, get up too late, when waiting for it to arrive, 12 kinds of animals already by make choice of. | | | The cat was not chosen to go up, get angry mice, strange mice did not call it, from this later, the cat saw mice is about to eat it, mice is forced to escape desperately. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Early is gotten since mice, early is gotten since Niu Ye. Came up against on the road. Bovine build is big, stridden step is big, mice build is small, stride step is smally also, mice runs out of breath, just just catch up with ox. Think in mice heart: The road returns far move, my tantivy was not moved, how can this do? Its brain easily, think out a plan, say to the ox: "Bovine elder brother, I will to you sing a song. " the ox says: "Good, you are sung---Well, how are you sung? " mice says: "I am being sung, how didn't you hear? Oh, my throat people too fine, you did not hear. Such, let me ride on your neck, sing a song, you heard. " (the picture comes from Oriental IC)When Niu Gang should take the door, who knows ground of mice unable to hold oneself back to come out from the change in bovine ear, jump to jade emperor first before, such, mice obtained the first eventually. And carried it all the way ox, obtain the 2nd only. Later tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog also arrives in succession. The pig although very clumsy, but also arrive on time, rank dozenth name. Jade emperor reports for duty by them early or late order is granted one by one seal them to be born for annual spell, the order of 12 any of the twelve animalses comes down certainly so. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)At the beginning of the first month of the lunar year 10, the day has not shined, the cat that slept soundly a few days woke eventually, it is taken the advantage of black with respect to start off be when it all the way cold and cheerless, , think other animal still is done not have set out and complacent when, coming to the front of jade emperor door, it knocks at the same time, shout " jade emperor at the same time- - , the cat will report for duty- - " . The person that open the door comes before, burst out laughing the ground says to the cat: " you are a big stupid cat really, you had come one day behindhand, still go back wash wash a face, sober and sober brain! , not often a pair of appearance that sleeps not to wake, after the instruction jade emperor also throws a head. " (the picture comes from Oriental IC). Still another plant " fabulous " : The northwest that visits ancestor temple fair of person of Lin Tongli hill in Shaanxi square, have one gigantic tablet, engrave above have rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig the figure of 12 kinds of animals, be called " 12 like stone " . This " 12 like stone " still have a paragraph of interesting fokelore. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)In ancient time, first the ten Heavenly Stems and n cooperate " law of a way of counting the years of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches " . In practice, our Xian Zujiao gets way of a way of counting the years of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches more complex, be in folk not easily popular. Then, somebody suggests to come with 12 any of the twelve animalses a way of counting the years, the agree that this suggested to get Huang Di and life storehouse Jie is specific undertake this matter. At the beginning of this year of the first month of the lunar year one, namely call together makes the world all the animal is awaited to the front of yellow emperor palace anthology. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Animal people know this dispatch, each cheers caper, the preparation after confused dispute fears first is gone to meeting. Among them the ox knows him ability to walk is logy, be in good year 30 leave home in the evening leave, the result was driven the first. The 2nd arrives is a tiger, the 3rd is hare, the 4th it is dragon, be being discharged behind is snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rat. Final mice adopts his measure, ascend the first. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)