There are countless plants in the countryside, and there are countless small animals, such as common grasshoppers, crickets, crickets, etc., they are jumping around in the fields and fields, I remember when I was a child, I like to catch grasshoppers in the field, and then use dog tail grass to string them up, take them home to feed chickens and ducks, etc., and there are some small animals that make people afraid, such as toads, snakes, geckos, etc., these small animals are either not poisonous, or have teeth, so they always hide far away, compared to snakes, geckos are still easier to bully, but the rural old man said" I would like to fight ten snakes and not kill the gecko", why not kill the gecko?
Gecko is a small animal crawling on the wall, brown ** with folds, looks like a chameleon, its special claws like a suction cup, can firmly suck the wall, so as to easily jump and crawl on the wall, the wall of the countryside is mostly adobe houses, geckos in the gap of the wall to thrive, every summer, geckos from time to time crawl out to forage for food, they eat mosquitoes, flies, fleas, moths, etc., escort the health of family members, so the folk call geckos "shelter" , is a symbol of good luck.
And snakes in the countryside are mostly non-venomous snakes, they appear in the family courtyard, generally for foraging, indicating that there are mice and toads in the family courtyard, because the snake has been known as a sinister and vicious representative since ancient times, plus its cold long body, so many people shudder, so people are always afraid of snakes, often in summer, snakes are active and frequent, the poison is also the strongest, the most manic temperament, for the health of the family, many families sprinkle some sulfur powder around the courtyard, or hang wormwood on the lintel, Calamus, whereby to drive away the poisonous snake.
But the folk have another emotion for the snake that enters the family courtyard, the legend is that this snake is a house snake, some areas call it "house dragon", that they are the ancestors sent to check the living conditions of the descendants, can not be killed, even if they are found, they can only be expelled, otherwise they will provoke the ancestors to be unhappy, which will bring some unnecessary troubles to the family;It is also said that the snake is also called the money string, the purpose of it is to send money, kill it will lose the fortune, so the domestic snake is generally not killed, and its appearance can eliminate mice, which is indispensable in the ancient agricultural society, the protection of food, so the domestic snake is rarely hunted and killed.
But the old man in the countryside said, "I am willing to fight ten snakes and not kill the gecko", is the gecko more important to people than the snake?In fact, people still attach more importance to their vital interests, after all, there are various legends about the domestic snake, but who is rich and expensive because of the arrival of the snake?On the contrary, snakes enter the house, frightening the elderly and children, and even the eggs and duck eggs in the house are stolen by the snake, which inevitably makes people impulsively kill;On the other hand, geckos, where they appear, often do not have mosquitoes, and there are no shadows of spiders and moths in the room, which makes people feel very safe, so people would rather kill ten snakes than kill one gecko.
Of course, human development to this day, the harmony between man and nature is very important, small animals are also a life, whether it is a snake or a gecko, try not to hurt them, the old man in the countryside said "willing to fight ten snakes, do not kill the gecko", just a comparison of the two situations, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so there is this saying, have you ever seen geckos?Afraid of it?