说起十二生肖，大家再熟悉不过了。老鼠是十二生肖中体格最小的，却排在十二生肖的最前面。这是怎么来的呢？
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the is just the , we will ring in the year of the rate out , it is at the of the , to the 23:00 pm and 1:00 ame, ." all the got up in the and to the the rat, a by on the ox's back. when the to give them , the rat on the head of the ox was .在最广为人知的版本中，黄帝（中国人的神和祖先）号召所有的动物在国家初建之时登记十二生肖，以“先到先得”为原则。所有的动物都起了大早，匆匆赶往目的地，只有老鼠例外，它找到了一条捷径，藏在牛背上。当黄帝开始下令时，站在牛头上的老鼠被命名为十二生肖之首。
in some , the rat was also said to have to wake up the cat, lost the to be as one of the . then, the died and they .在其他一些版本中，据说老鼠忘记叫醒猫，因此猫失去了被列入十二生肖的资格。从那以后，它们的友谊就结束了，成了敌人。
that folk are , but it 't stop them from told from to . 每个人都知道民间故事是虚构的，但这并不妨碍这些故事代代相传。
故宫太和门的老鼠玩偶像（图片来源：中国日报）
the of rat in the
十二生肖中的老鼠形象
no how the rat made into the in the , part of the has its and the of the .无论老鼠最初是如何进入十二生肖的，成为这个群体的一员已经改变了它的命运，老鼠的文化内涵得以扩展。
the sign of the rat like , and . born in the year of the rat are also to be with such . in some kung fu , the rat was also in with .
十二生肖中的老鼠代表着聪明、灵活和活力。出生在鼠年的人也被认为具有这些品质。在一些中国武侠小说中，老鼠也被赋予了侠义精神。
[ˈʃɪvəlrəs]：adj. 侠义的
are also a lot of , , the , and it has been by in and .中国有很多以老鼠为主题的诗歌、谚语、童话故事，中国传统绘画和雕塑中也有描绘。
but is not . in , rats also be , , and . 但老鼠的形象并不总是正面的。在中国文化中，老鼠也被认为是狡猾、贪婪和鬼鬼祟祟的。
来源：中国日报网
