十二生肖中为何老鼠排第一？( 二 ) _生活百科

Another Explanation: folk stories
另一种解释：民间故事
Where there is unknown, there are mythology and folk stories. Mystery generates stories and legends. 哪里有未知，哪里就有神话和民间故事。故事和传说都来源于未解之谜。
Being the smallest of the 12 animals and the one on top of the list, the rat has been faced with various kinds of questions and challenges since the very beginning. There are many stories to explain this.作为十二生肖中最小的，也是排名第一的动物，老鼠从一开始就面临着各种各样的问题和挑战。有很多故事可以解释这一点。
In the most widely known version, Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, known as a deity and ancestor of the Chinese people, called on all animals to get registered for the 12 zodiac when the country firstly settled and the animals were placed in a "first come, first serve basis." All the animals got up early in the morning and hurried to the destiny except the rat, which found a shortcut by hiding on the ox's back. When the Yellow Emperor starts to give them orders, the rat standing on the head of the ox was named first.在最广为人知的版本中，黄帝（中国人的神和祖先）号召所有的动物在国家初建之时登记十二生肖，以“先到先得”为原则。所有的动物都起了大早，匆匆赶往目的地，只有老鼠例外，它找到了一条捷径，藏在牛背上。当黄帝开始下令时，站在牛头上的老鼠被命名为十二生肖之首。
In some other versions, the rat was also said to have forgotten to wake up the cat, which therefore lost the qualification to be listed as one of the zodiac signs. Since then, the friendship died and they became enemies.在其他一些版本中，据说老鼠忘记叫醒猫，因此猫失去了被列入十二生肖的资格。从那以后，它们的友谊就结束了，成了敌人。
Everybody knows that folk stories are fictional, but it doesn't stop them from being told from generation to generation. 每个人都知道民间故事是虚构的，但这并不妨碍这些故事代代相传。

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故宫太和门的老鼠玩偶像（图片来源：中国日报）
The image of rat in the Chinese zodiac
十二生肖中的老鼠形象
No matter how the rat made into the Chinese zodiac in the first place, being part of the group has already changed its destiny and expanded the cultural connotations of the little animal.无论老鼠最初是如何进入十二生肖的，成为这个群体的一员已经改变了它的命运，老鼠的文化内涵得以扩展。
The zodiac sign of the rat represents qualities like intelligent, flexible and vigorous. People born in the Year of the Rat are also believed to be blessed with such qualities. In some Chinese Kung Fu novels, the rat was also personalized in characters with chivalrous spirits.
十二生肖中的老鼠代表着聪明、灵活和活力。出生在鼠年的人也被认为具有这些品质。在一些中国武侠小说中，老鼠也被赋予了侠义精神。
chivalrous[???v?lr?s]：adj. 侠义的
There are also a lot of poems, proverbs, fairy tales themed around the animal, and it has been depicted by artists in traditional Chinese paintings and statues.中国有很多以老鼠为主题的诗歌、谚语、童话故事，中国传统绘画和雕塑中也有描绘。
But their image is not always positive. In Chinese culture, rats could also be considered cunning, greedy, and sneaky. 但老鼠的形象并不总是正面的。在中国文化中，老鼠也被认为是狡猾、贪婪和鬼鬼祟祟的。
英文来源：cgtn翻译&编辑：yaning
【十二生肖中为何老鼠排第一？】来源：中国日报网

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