Sunday, January 17, 2010

What relationships do Chinese Zodiac Animals have with one another?

Could you give me a link to the relationships Chinese Zodiacs animals have together? More of friendship instead of kissy kissy.What relationships do Chinese Zodiac Animals have with one another?
Relationships of the 12 earthly branches:





Sources:





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';Affinity Relationships';:


Rat-Cow


Tiger-Pig


Rabbit-Dog


Dragon-Chicken


Snake-Monkey


Horse-Sheep





';Mutual Attraction'; Relationship/';Powerful Trio';:


Rat, Dragon, and Monkey


Cow, Snake, and Chicken


Tiger, Horse, and Dog


Rabbit, Sheep, and Pig





';Enmity'; Relationships:


Rat-Horse


Cow-Sheep


Tiger-Monkey


Rabbit-Chicken


Dragon-Dog


Snake-Pig





';Separation'; Relationships:


Rat-Sheep


Cow-Horse


Tiger-Snake


Rabbit-Dragon


Monkey-Pig


Chicken-DogWhat relationships do Chinese Zodiac Animals have with one another?
Hi there.





There is a folk story that describes how the animals were assigned to the cycle of years. A long long time ago, the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals together to assign each of them a year. When the cat heard the news, he let his friend the rat know about it and the two animals decided to go together the next day. However, the next day the rat did not wake the cat who, being a cat and loving to nap, slept through the morning. Therefore, the cat did not make it to the assembly on time and did not get a year. This is why there is no year of the cat and this is why cats hate rats.





The rat, on the other hand, made it first there and received the first year. He did not achieve this without trickery either. He knew that a small animal like him would not be able to compete with the others, so he begged the ox to let him ride on its head. The ox consented and they went together. Just when they were about to arrive, the rat jumped off the ox's head and got through the finish line first. This is why the year of the rat is the first year in the cycle and the year of the ox is the second.





I just read this story to some kids at the library.


copper

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