Belong toThe dog's cultural symbol

Strive for genus, dog and cat militant - dog myths and legends

Legend, in the jade emperor choose twelve animals on the monkey when the animal sign, the animals want to be on the animal sign, seal for god.The animals to their own advantages, to prove himself in front of the jade emperor is a powerful human assistant.Not only that, the animals also want to leave their position at the top, therefore, are arguing about who greater contribution to people.

Cats and dogs are companions, close relation cats think dogs eat too much, all day just on the door, little contribution.Dogs think cats all day only to eat good, don't do things, but is read classics, frighten smallThe mouse, also nothing important contribution.They are at loggerheads, then to the jade emperor reason together.

The jade emperor asked the dog: "you eat a meal?"Dog honestly replied: "I keep guard every day, a meal to eat a bowl."The jade emperor asked the cat: "how much do you eat a meal?"Cat a brainwave, said, "I'll chant buddhist scripture, catch mice, each meal to eat a lamp is enough."In fact, the cat only good things to eat, but also not only eat a lamp.Cat will just want to tell the jade emperor ably, abandoning the catch mice to eat, so, his contribution will be bigger than the dog.

Listen to the dogs and cats, the jade emperor decided that director cat eat less, more contribution is bigger than the dog.Hearing this, the dog is so angry, don't think the cat with brilliance lies over yourself, side scold, then looked back to bite the cat.Self-knowledge indefensible, cat ran all the way, also dare not show up I got home, hide, dare not to come out.

Ere the cat from it, the dog go hurriedly with chicken tiangong queue when the animal sign.Chickens fly and run, row in front of the dog.Hiding in the shadows of the shadow of the dog for a long time not see cat, know it until it is first in line when the animal sign.It hurriedly flew to heaven, in the back of the pig, nazhi mice play a means, hidden in the horn first when the animal sign, the cat and the animal sign.Since then, the cat hated the rat, rat is killed.Cat, although not when the animal sign, honest dog never forgive cat, see the cat ran after, until today also is such.

In real life, dogs are man's closest friend.From ancient days of fishing and hunting, the human has been domesticated dogs for their services, capturing prey, guarding their homes, protect farmland, pasture garrick, for people to watch.The dog is not only a human's closest friend, also is the human most loyal partner, in any case, a dog will not betray his own master.Apparently, the dog with his loyalty to win the trust of the human, it as the animal sign is beyond dispute.

A dog is man friends sharing weal and woe, is considered to be human nature of the animal, it particularly loyal to human, and therefore has a sense of constancy."Shepherd dog three li found the Lord", "righteousness dog savior" example illustrates this well, "dog Ma Zhilao" is also used to describe the loyalty.But dogs love battle, "running dogs" with negative, on the description of lu xun "capitalists spent running dogs" symbolizes the class without the shameless scholar of national character.However, from the perspective of folklore, the dog and some other means.