A long time ago, people didn't know how to calculate the years and months, so they turned to the Jade Emperor for help. The jade emperor thought of a way: twelve animals were named after years, which was easy to remember. However, there are so many animals in the world, how can you choose twelve kinds of animals? The Jade Emperor decided to hold an animal crossing competition on his birthday, and the twelve animals that reached the finish line first were chosen as the zodiac.
At that time, cats and mice were very good friends, and they were inseparable all day. Knowing the news of the game, the mouse said to the cat, "I really want to be included in the zodiac!" " But we are small, and we can't swim. What shall we do? "
The cat said, "In that case, we should start early. Buffalo usually get up before dawn, so please wake us up so that we can run ahead? "
Hearing this, the mouse clapped his hands and applauded: "Do it!" "
On the day of the game, before dawn, the kind buffalo came to call the cat and mouse. Buffalo saw them sleepy and said with a smile, "Climb on my back and I'll give you a ride."
The cat and mouse curled up on the back of the buffalo and slept comfortably again. When they woke up, it was just dawn and they had reached the river. The cat had a big stretch and said happily, "Crossing the river is the destination. It seems that the three of us will definitely run ahead! " "
"Yes, your idea is really good!" The mouse said this in his mouth, but he was thinking in his heart: How can he run ahead of the buffalo and the cat and get the first place? The mouse had a bad idea. When the buffalo swam to the middle of the river, the mouse pushed hard from behind and pushed the cat into the river.
The buffalo found that the weight on its back was reduced. Looking back, he found that many animals were crossing the river one after another, so he hurried to speed up and didn't notice that the cat fell into the river. It didn't take long for the buffalo to swim to the shore, and it was about to win the first prize. Unexpectedly, the mouse jumped ashore with an arrow and ran forward, reaching the finish line first.
Buffalo only won the second place. It barked at the mouse "Cleisthenes" and was very angry.
After a while, the tiger came running wet and shouted confidently, "Am I the first?"
The mouse proudly replied, "no, I am the first!" " " ?
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and a dragon fell from the sky. Just as the dragon was about to arrive, a bouncing rabbit ran quickly to the Jade Emperor and won the fourth place. In fact, rabbits can't swim. They jumped over the river on other animals. So, why did Fei Long arrive so late?
Long explained, "There was a great drought in the East, and I had to catch up with the next heavy rain, which delayed my time." It turns out that dragons are responsible for rainfall and have a strong sense of responsibility.
After a while, there was a sound of hooves. When the horse was about to run to the finish line, a big snake suddenly appeared in the grass: "Hiss, I arrived first." The arrival of the serpent caused a chaos, and both the mouse and the rabbit hid in fear. "Stop worrying, I don't eat you. Today, I will take part in the river crossing competition. " ?
Soon, the goat, the monkey and the cock arrived together. Their three good friends found a big piece of wood by the river and sat on it to take care of each other and cross the river. ?
"woof-woof." Here comes the naughty dog. Because of fun, he played in the river for a long time and finally won the eleventh place.
The game is about to end. Who will be the last one? Everyone craned their necks and waited and waited. After a while, there was the sound of pigs barking. Strange, why is the laziest pig here?
"Is there anything delicious here?" The pig panted. Everyone laughed: "What a glutton!"
In this way, the pig got the twelfth place.
The Jade Emperor announced the result of the competition: "The ranking of the 12 Zodiacs is-rat, cow, tiger, rabbit ……" Before the words were finished, the cat hurried to arrive. He was soaked to the skin and looked a mess. He quickly asked, "Where did I get it?" The Jade Emperor said, "It's a pity that you came a little late. You didn't rank at all."
The cat was angry and roared, "They are all hateful mice. I want to eat. " As he spoke, he pounced on the mouse. The mouse was afraid and ashamed, and quickly got under the chair of the Jade Emperor.
Although the mouse won the game and ranked first in the zodiac, it was on tenterhooks all day, fearing that the cat would retaliate. From then on, the mouse ran as soon as it saw the cat, even hiding in the hole during the day.
Ask the child:
Which animal in the zodiac pushes the cat into the river?
A.？ cattle
B.？ cat
? After listening to the story of the zodiac, are you still a little dissatisfied? This year is the Year of the Rooster. Tell the children two more idioms related to chickens.
Cock crow and practice sword-diligence and self-discipline
1. Once upon a time, there was a child named Zu Ti. He doesn't like reading, and he is naughty all day. When he grew up, he studied hard and made great progress. He became an official in Sizhou.
2. At this moment, Zu Ti met his childhood friend Liu Kun. Both of them want to serve their country and drive away the Huns who have been running amuck in the north.
The friendship between the two became deeper and deeper, and they simply lived together. Every night, they discuss state affairs together, often late into the night.
4. One night, a sudden cock crow woke Zu Ti up. Zu Ti looked out of the window, but it was still dark. He quickly kicked Liu Kun and said, "Others think it's unlucky to hear chickens crow in the middle of the night, but I think it's urging us to get up and practice swords."
5. Liu Kun thinks Zu Ti has a point. So, they got up happily, picked up their swords, walked out of the house, and practiced swords in the faint morning light.
6. Since then, they have got up every morning to practice sword as soon as they hear the cock crow. Spring goes to winter, cold goes to summer, and never stops. In the end, they all became famous stars and made great achievements.
Ask the child: What do you mean by smelling the chicken dancing?
A.？ Get up and dance as soon as you hear the cock crow.
B.？ Get up and dance the sword as soon as you hear the cock crow.
Kill the chicken to get the egg-kill the chicken to get the egg
1. One day, an old man was suddenly surprised to find a big golden egg in his henhouse. He was so happy that he immediately picked up the golden egg and carefully brought it back to his room. Since then, the hen has laid a golden egg every day.
Grandpa made a lot of money after selling the golden eggs in the market. His poor family suddenly became rich.
Grandpa wants more golden eggs. He thought to himself, a hen can lay a golden egg every day, so it must have a lot of gold in its belly.
So grandpa killed the hen. But cut open the chicken's belly, and he didn't even find a piece of gold.
5. "Shit! If the hen is still alive, she can still lay golden eggs every day, and now there is nothing! " Grandpa regrets it very much.
Ask the child:
Why did grandpa kill the chicken?
A.？ Want to eat chicken
B.？ Want the gold in the chicken's belly