Cows have always been human favorite animals. In ancient times, cattle were not only used for plowing and pulling carts, but also for human consumption. So there are many stories about cattle among the people.
Legend has it that in ancient times, cattle were servants who traveled between the Heaven and the earth. One day, the cow brought nothing to the Jade Emperor, and the land was deserted. I hope the mother of the Jade Emperor can give some grass seeds to spread the information of the world. The jade emperor felt very reasonable and asked who would like to sow.
The old cow volunteered to undertake this task. Seeing that the old cow was determined, the Jade Emperor agreed to let it sow grass seeds on earth. The jade emperor ordered the old cow to walk to the ground in three steps and spread a handful of grass seeds, but when the old cow came out of the worse gate, she fell down and became dizzy. She mistakenly thought that the jade emperor meant to spread three grass seeds at a time, so she began to spread grass seeds.
In the second year, there were too many weeds to grow crops. Kitchen God told the Jade Emperor about the situation. The jade emperor thought about it before he realized that it was bad for the old cow. He called old Niu Yi to let him know that old Niu Yi planted three grass seeds one step at a time, and the good thing turned into a bad thing. So the jade emperor punished the old cow, and he could only eat grass and help farmers from generation to generation.
An old cow is an animal that can correct mistakes. After it came to this world, it worked hard and helped farmers do a lot of work, which was well received by people. When sorting the zodiac, people wanted to elect the old cow as the first, but it was robbed by the opportunistic mouse, so the old cow became the second, and the cow became the human zodiac with its own contribution.