英语小故事100字：为何十二生肖没有猫 A long time ago in China lived the Jade Emperor. It was his birthday. He wanted to measure time to know how old he was. All the animals arrived. The Emperor decided to have a race to give a name to each year of the Chinese Zodiac. The rat and the cat couldn't swim very well. "Can you take us across the river?" "Yes, jump and quick!" They swam across the river. Then the rat pushed the cat into the water and jumped on to land. "Well done,Rat! The first year will be the Year of the Rat and the second will be the Year of the OX." "Look! Here's the tiger. He's very tired. The third year will be the Year of the Tiger." "The rabbit can't swim but he's very clever. The fourth year will be the Year of the Rabbit." "Why are you late, Dragon? You can fly!" "I had to make some rain for thirsty people to drink." "Well done! The fifth year is the Year of the Dragon." "What's this? I can hear a horse. No, it's a snake. So the snake has the sixth year." "Well done! It is good to see you working together! The goat is eighth, the monkey is ninth and rooster is tenth." “Sorry I'm late. The water is clean and I needed a bath." Be“You are the last." "Yes, I had to eat and sleep on the way." "The last is the Year of the Pig." And that is how the Emperor chose the animals for Chinese Zodiac. 很久很久以前住着一位玉皇大帝，有一天他的生日到了，他想测量一下时间，好让他知道自己已经多少岁了。 所有的小动物们都到了，玉帝决定举行一个比赛，来决定每一年的名字。 老鼠和猫都不太会游泳， （他们对牛说）"你能带我们过河吗？" "能够，快来上来吧。" 他们游到河边，然后老鼠把猫推下了河，自己跳到了岸上。（这就是为什么十二生肖中没有猫的原因了） “干得好，老鼠！ 第一年就是鼠年，第二年是牛年。” “看！老虎来了。它很累，第三年就是虎年了。” “兔子不会游泳但他很聪明，第四年就是兔年。” "龙，你为什么迟到了？你会飞啊！” “我必须给干渴的人们制造雨水。”（龙王爷是掌管下雨的） 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/f436459b5bcfa1c7aa00b52acfc789eb162d9e0c.html