
A long, long time ago, the cat and the rat were good friends. One day, they got the news: the Jade Emperor was going to elect twelve calendar years, and invited all animals to a party. The cat and the rat decided to go to the party.
When the day finally arrived, the cat told the rat, ‘I can’t get up so early. Can you please wake me up when it’s time to go to the party?’ ‘No problem’. the rat answered, ‘I will wake you up when the time comes’.
When the time came, the rat didn’t wake the cat up. He went to the party by himself. And he became one of the twelve Zodiac Animals. He was the first one.
When the cat woke up, it was too late. The cat was very angry. The cat became the rat’s worst enemy. This is the reason why cats are not one of the twelve animals and they love to chase after rats.
New Words
1.Jade Emperor 玉皇大帝
2. represent 代表,象征
3. Zodiac Animals 属相
4. enemy 敌人,仇人
5. reason 原因;理由
