<P> Another folk story tells that the Rat deceived the Ox into letting it jump on its back, in order for the Ox to hear the Rat sing, before jumping off at the finish line and finishing first . </P> <P> In Chinese mythology, a story tells that the cat was tricked by the Rat so it could not go to the banquet . This is why the cat is not part of the Chinese zodiac . </P> <P> In Buddhism, legend has it that Gautama Buddha summoned all of the animals of the Earth to come before him before his departure from this Earth, but only 12 animals actually came to bid him farewell . To reward the animals who came to him, he named a year after each of them . The years were given to them in the order they had arrived . </P> <P> The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac were developed in the early stages of Chinese civilization; it is difficult to investigate its real origins . Most historians agree that the cat is not included, as they had not yet been introduced to China from India, with the arrival of Buddhism . </P>

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