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Which year were you born?
1987

So are you a rabbit?
Yes, how do you know?

I am a rabbit too, we are the same age. How many Chinese zodiacs are there, and who are they?
12, mouse …

Pause, why no cat there?
There’s a legend, do you want to know?

Of course.
Let’s give the cat’s name as Tom, and Jerry for the mouse.
Tom and Jerry were the closest friends at that time.
One day they heard great news that 12 Zodiacs would be chosen by the Jade Emperor.
They decided to take an interview together.
Tom said to Jerry: “I have a bad habit of sleeping late, can you wake me up tomorrow morning please?”
Jerry replied: “No problem.”
But the second day, Jerry left without saying goodbye.
He was the first to arrive.
So he became number one in the 12 zodiacs.

When Tom woke up, he found out that the time was running out.
He ran fast to the palace.
And he arrived at the same time as the pig.
However there was only one vacancy left.
In order to be selected, the pig left home very early but he cannot walk very fast.
To be fair, the pig was chosen to be the 12th zodiac.

Tom was really angry at Jerry, he opened his paw and attacked Jerry. From then on, they turn against each other and become feuds.



Is that the fact?
That’s a legend. In reality, there were no cats in ancient China, cats were brought into China in the Tang dynasty by a monk called Xuanzang. Before that time, the 12 Chinese zodiacs have been confirmed.

Oh, I see.