I've heard a folk saying that "having two cats and a dog is more and more blessed". This sentence sounds strange, does it make any sense?
Folk sayings generally contain the crystallization of the wisdom of the toiling people, and contain every bit of people's lives. This proverb has been passed down by word of mouth, and it has left a lot of it!It not only reminds and enlightens our future generations, but also has a word for the cats and dogs that people raise.
In my hometown, the older generation often says that "having two cats and a dog is more and more blessed". Have you ever heard of it?So what exactly does this mean?Does that make sense?
Nowadays, people's living standards have improved, and many people have more than one cat and one dog at home. In the city, they exist as companion pets;In the countryside, it is not only companionship, cats also have to catch mice for the house, and dogs must also watch the house. Of course, cats and dogs in the countryside may be more free than pet cats and dogs in the city. Literally, "With two cats and a dog, life gets better and better!"."It seems that if you have two cats and a dog at home, your life will become happier and richer. But in reality it's not that simple!
In fact, among the older generation in rural areas, they explain it like this: the female cat at home gives birth to only two kittens, or the female dog at home gives birth to only one puppy, which will bring good luck to the family and represent auspicious meaning. So it can't be simply understood that having two cats and a dog at home will make life better and better. Why?Because a cat or a dog, give birth to a litter of kittens or puppies, only.
The probability of one or two is very small, generally.
Three or more than five. So, "having two cats and one dog" is rare.
In addition, the toiling people in the past were not highly educated, nor were they highly educated or culturally and scientifically. They are unable to explain this rare phenomenon in a rational and scientific way. In the past, people lived in poverty and did not have much food, so the cats and dogs in the family gave birth to very few cubs and did not take up much food. At the same time, they are also capable of taking care of homes and catching rats. This is such a fitting phenomenon, and people deify it, saying that it is God's good wishes for this family. That's why there is a saying that "two cats and one dog, the more you have" has been passed down to this day.
In fact, "a pig is poor, a dog is rich" is the same thing. Pigs generally have more than ten cubs, and if they only give birth to one, there will be no money at home, and they will naturally become poorer and poorer. And a litter of dogs with only one cub is regarded as a treasure because it is not a burden on the family.
Of course, the phrase "two cats and one dog, the more you cross, the more you have" does have superstitious elements. Because it is rare for a "double cat and a dog" to happen, people in the past found it difficult to understand and felt that it was not normal, so it became mysterious. And people want to get better and better, so let this special thing become a beautiful meaning, and place people's yearning for a better life. In any case, it is a happy thing for the family cat and dog to give birth to cubs, after all, people nowadays no longer have the problem of not being able to afford them!