12生肖故事(網站及英翻)/12 zodiac story (the website and the British turned)
生肖這種傳統民俗在東部的亞洲常見到的,也就是華人的特有文化,由這個寓言開始:
Zodiac traditional folk common in eastern Asia, that is the unique culture of the Chinese, by the beginning of this fable:
以下是英文翻譯這個故事:
Long long time the previous day, the deity of all the animals together, said: "I want you to elect twelve animals turns the ground taken in the year the king, called the Zodiac."
Gods and animals are conventions, to hold a cross the river race next year, the first day, the first to swim across the river to reach the first twelve animals of the Shrine game, according to the order of arrival can take turns when the king. "I must be first. "" I'm the first to do! " animals wrangle. ats hearing this news, and heart a little worried, he said of his good friend mice:"I do not know how to swim, how to do it?" does not matter, a good swimmer Laoniu, his back to us two swim past ah! "said the mouse.
When to cross the river, all the animals are desperate to swim, water buffaloes swim the fastest, sitting on the back of the bull mice, behold, there arose a bad idea, and he forced a push cat advancing water, poor cat less likely to swimdrowning. / after a period of time, the cattle has docked, it is necessary to get the first suddenly cunning rat jumped off the back of the bull, and the first to reach the temple."I was the first! I was first!" The mouse said triumphantly.
Soon, other animals also land one after another to. "In accordance with the contract, the first to reach the Temple of the twelve animals, in accordance with the order of rotation when the king of the year, you can also use their name as the name that year we start from this year!"
"Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, and finally a pig." The gods to announce order. Was chosen on 12 species of animals are very pleased.
At this time, the whole body wet cat, hurried over and asked: "I got that rank? Angels said:" You come too late, is over! "
When the cat know that he did not get ranked, angry and rushed to the mice in the past. Mice because of a guilty conscience, had desperately to escape. Since then all cats seen mice on the chase, while mice only everywhere hide's sake.
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