At that time, the rabbit was lucky enough to be selected as one of the twelve zodiac signs to participate in the twelve zodiac signs conference held by the Jade Emperor. At the meeting, the Jade Emperor happily said to the zodiac signs, "Each of you can make three requests, and Shuo will definitely agree." ”
So, everyone was very happy. One after another made their own demands. Then the rabbit thought: What should I mention? oh! By the way, we rabbits are the most pitiful. In nature, all lions, jackals, leopards, tigers will eat us, if I can become a lion, a tiger or something, how happy!
Therefore, the rabbit had the courage to ask the Jade Emperor: "Long live the qi song, the rabbit I have a request, I hope to be accurate." The Jade Emperor twisted his beard and nodded, "Say it." The rabbit said, "Long live, we rabbits live in fear all day, afraid of beasts of prey coming to us every day." I want to turn into a lion or a tiger, and I want to raise my eyebrows! The Jade Emperor thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but tiger you can't change, he has been shortlisted for the Zodiac." Well, you go and become a lion. ”
When he woke up the next morning, the rabbit found himself transformed into a mighty lion! The rabbit is so happy! It strides high on the prairie, no longer having to hide like a rabbit it used to do. The rabbit patrolled the grassland for half a day, feeling a little hungry, and wanted to find some wild game, but all kinds of small animals avoided it as soon as they saw it, and it found that it did not have the skill of lion predation at all. It wandered endlessly on the grassland for three days and three nights, eating nothing, so hungry that it was almost paralyzed. It had to lament: "Alas! When I first made rabbits, there was fresh grass all over the mountains, where there would be insufficient things to eat, my rabbits did not eat the grass by the nest, I really regretted becoming a lion. By the way, I still have two requests to mention, I went to the Jade Emperor. ”
On this day, the Jade Emperor was in the early dynasty, and the gods and immortals finished their worship and stood on both sides, at this time, they only saw the rabbit in the temple three times to live. The Jade Emperor said, "Aren't you already a lion?" What's going on today? The rabbit said, "Long live, I have been a lion in the Nether for seven days, and I have found that I am indeed not the material for being a lion." I asked the Jade Emperor to grant me the second request. The Jade Emperor said, "Then what is your request?" The rabbit said, "I thought about it before and after thinking, I am still good at this skill, or it is better to be a rabbit." Just... The Jade Emperor said, "Just what?" But it doesn't hurt to say it. Jade Rabbit said, "It's just that we are plagued by various natural enemies, so is there only one family in the world, our rabbits?" You think, we rabbits never hurt other people. Without all kinds of predators, we rabbits will live happily and healthily. So ask the Jade Emperor for permission. When the Jade Emperor heard this, he frowned and said, "Is your request a little excessive?" But I have promised to give you three requests for the zodiac, and this is your second request, so I will promise you. ”
The rabbit broke the coke this time, not only did he return to his original appearance, but from now on there will be no more natural enemies, what jackals, tigers and leopards, see the devil! The world is ours. The rabbits run to each other, play each other, they jump, jump. Since then, they have lived without fear, they will sleep when they are full, eat when they have enough to sleep, and the happy figures of rabbits can be seen everywhere on the hillside, in the grassland, and in the woods. They talk about falling in love, having children, and living forever carefree.
However, the good times did not last long, and after a few years, due to the large number of rabbits breeding, the whole world was inhabited by rabbit families. The beautiful prairie was nibbled away by them and turned into a desert. The slopes and valleys have become bare. The rabbits began to quarrel over food. Even more frightening is the flash floods, the plague, the earth is beginning to spiral out of control, and the rabbits are dying in large areas. Seeing that the rabbit family is about to become extinct. The rabbit had to cry and mourn before asking the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor asked, "What do you want to ask me for?" The rabbit said helplessly, "Long live it, because we are the only family." The bark of the grass roots was gnawed away by us. Now that the plague is rampant and the rabbits are dying, I beg you, find a way to restore us to our original appearance. It's just..." What's wrong? The Jade Emperor was a little angry, and he suppressed his anger and said, "You still have one more request, say it." The rabbit said, "I want to restore the world to its original state, but I am afraid that there will be more jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards, and we will be afraid. The Jade Emperor thought about it and said, "You have seen it now, all creatures in the world have their own positioning, and no one can do without it, so you must have a good attitude." Only with a good ecology can the world be peaceful. As long as you do your job well, don't be whimsical, life will be beautiful. I allow you to have three houses per household, which will be transferred immediately if there is any danger. That's always okay, right? The rabbit thought that this was a solution, so he happily left the heavenly court.
Since then, the rabbit has had three caves, just in case, which is called "three caves of the cunning rabbit". The world is back to its original state.
