Do you know the "Zodiac"? This time, I will introduce a story about the zodiac.
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Well, it's getting colder and colder, but how are you all doing?
It's so cold that I feel chills from the core of my body. A hot drink is a must.
Well then, let's study Japanese energetically so as not to lose to the cold today.
Today I would like to introduce a story called "The beginning of the zodiac".
"The Beginning of the Zodiac"
One day, God put up a sign like this at the foot of the mountain.
"Animals of the forest, come to my house on the top of the mountain on New Year's Day. Let's take turns with the animals that come up to 12th year, and make them the king of that year's animals. On New Year's Day morning. , first come first serve, remember well."
Seeing this, the animals were furious. I can't wait for New Year's to come.
But only the cat forgot when to go to the top of the mountain.
So the cat went to the mouse and asked:
"Mouse, when do you go to God's house?"
"Oh, Mr. Cat. It's January 2nd."
The mouse deliberately lied and the cat was deceived.
And then New Year's Eve came.
When the sun went down, the cow rose gently.
"I'm a slow walker, so if I don't start now, I won't be in time."
Saying so, the cow slowly started walking toward the top of the mountain.
When the mouse saw this, he jumped on the cow's back and decided to sleep on the cow's back until it reached the mountain.
When dawn came, the other animals also began to prepare.
"Nobody can match my speed!"
The rabbit hopped on and ran.
But behind him, a tiger
"I'm number one!"
Then, the rabbit started chasing at a tremendous speed, so the rabbit was a little late.
The dragon is also tense,
"I'm going from above the clouds, so I'm sure I'll be the first to arrive!"
And started flying in the sky towards the mountain.
Seeing that, the snake crawled along the ground and felt like I couldn't lose either.
Horses and sheep also started running, thinking that I was the best.
The dog and the monkey ran together at first, but along the way they quarreled over who was the best.
A chicken happened to pass by,
"Come on, stop it, both of you."
Then, the three of them entered between the dog and the monkey and headed for the mountain together.
Now, who will come out on top?
The first thing that came to God was the cow that had been prepared the day before.
However, when the cow came to the gate of God's house, the mouse on its back woke up, jumped down and finished first.
Then came the tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken and dog.
When the god was about to close the gate, the 12th wild boar slid in with a dizzying dash.
"Oh, everyone. Well done, well done."
God said happily. Thus, the animal king of the year was decided.
The next day, a cat came to the top of the mountain and knocked on the gate of God's House.
Then God
"What the hell is this time? We've already decided who will be the king of the animals."
"What was that!!"
The cat realized that the mouse had tricked him, but it was too late.
After that, when the cat saw a mouse, it started chasing it.
How was it.
The zodiac culture of using 12 animals as representatives of the year was introduced from ancient China, and it seems that it is also found in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Do you have a zodiac in your country?
Also, while the last Chinese zodiac sign is the pig, in Japan it is the wild boar, so it is interesting to see how different countries have different types of animals.
I was born in the year of the dragon, so when I see the dragon motif, I feel like I get some power.
The story of "The Beginning of the Zodiac" is interesting in that the animals compete, but I like the part about the cat being deceived by the mouse and unable to become the king of animals. Was that the reason why cats started chasing mice when they saw them? I'm a little convinced.
Today, I introduced a story called "The Beginning of the Zodiac".
Did you learn any new words or expressions? I would be happy if you could learn from everyone.
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