Cursed!

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In the folktale of the Chinese zodiac, God told all the animals, "I invite all of you to a party tomorrow. And on no account be late." When the mischievous mouse heard these words, he told a lie to his neighbor the cat, telling him that the party was to take place the day after tomorrow. The next day, the mouse rode on the ox's back and arrived at the meeting place. After him the ox, the tiger, and so forth, all arrived and had a fun time until morning.

All except for the cat that was fooled.

As the cat missed the party, it was not included in the twelve signs. And yet it still tried to be friends with the other animals, even though the mouse had tricked him.