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Cats in Chinese History and Literature with Dr. Lee Moore

The China History Podcast

CHAPTER

The Jade Emperor's Cattus Exclusion From the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

The cat and the mouse were once best friends. The Jade Emperor in heaven issued an edict saying he wanted to decide which animals would be chosen as the 12 birth year animals for the people that would make up the Chinese calendar. One explanation of how the cat did not get into the Chinese zodiac and how the mouse did is because no one said anything about the mouse.

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