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JiChen the cock sing, this time, myths and legends of chicken

Chicken king is a strong rivalry guy, all the trouble,A fightA fight.The jade seal to mutually, consider animals to human presence of credit, chicken, of course, also is the king.One day, the king of chicken see has animal sign horse being spoiled, Jin Anyin stirrup, in the heart very admire act, then asked a way: "Ma Dage, do you have today's honor, by what?"Ma replied: "I normally plow, take the lead, in wartime made contribution to mankind, is, of course, should be loved."Chicken king: "if I could seal the animal sign, and respected."Enlighten ma chicken king: "to get the affection of his people is not difficult, as long as you can play to their strengths, give people actually do something.Take has the animals in animal sign, for instance, cattle to plow, dogs, gatekeepers for pig meat, dragon can rain, you are born a pair of golden voice, perhaps will be helpful to human?"

Chicken king back home, indecision, and finally thought of the people with his golden voice wake up the sleeping.So every day at dawn, the king of chicken will get up early, LiangKai throat singing, people wake up from sleep.The achievement of the king of chicken thank you very much, please the jade emperor decided to put the chicken as the animal sign also gives the seal of god.

However, when the jade emperor standards of animal sign is as long as the beasts, not birds.Animals in horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, but no chicken.This can be anxious that bad chicken under the king, it red in the face, to say the thick neck, but without result.

One evening, the king of chicken to think impassability, solitary hours can't sleep, a wisp of ghosts direct to heaven, came to the jade emperor temple, crying to the jade emperor, his daily SiChen, arouse all beings, credit is rather large, but not included in the animal sign, really think impassability.After finish, tears flow.The jade emperor, the king of chicken is big, the credit of the prescribed standards for pick animal sign is really wrong, and the king of a pick a temple before the red on chicken head, as a reward.

Chicken king woke up and found a red flower head really have.Then it wore a red flower to see four major Kings, four major Kings recognized this is the "royal furnace safflower," the jade emperor knew the jade emperor value chicken king, and the king of abnormality is let the chicken to participate in the animal sign competition.To fight for animal sign of that day of, chicken and dog get out of bed at the same time, phase and.Towards the heavenly palace, the chickens on the fear of dogs, first even fly and run jump to the front.Dog catch-up, didn't catch, the result row after the chicken.From now on, don't like dogs for chicken, see the chicken chasing.Until today, not letting.And the chicken is red the face SiChen every day, a beautiful big red flowers on their heads.

The most significant symbolic chicken is trustworthy, punctual.The cock crow, means that the day will be bright, extension, a bit further as symbol of liberation from darkness to light, such as "the cock crow, the morning and liberated" is one such progressive symbolic significance.

The second symbolic of a chicken is ordinary and vulnerability.Chicken in daily life, almost everywhere.Its reproduction ability, high survival rate, no special requirements for the environment.

Compared with the weak, ordinary, chicken also has a good brave fight symbolic significance.This is a meaning from the chicken.Chicken like fight fight, especially the cock, two rooster meet, there is often a struggle, occasionally there's a fight between the hen.

The fourth symbolism of chicken is to ward off evil spirits, to disaster, gods.Chicken divination sheds are found everywhere in the world, with the gods.The ancients also commonly used chicken exorcism and sacrifice.