One to go to decyl refers to ten days from one to decyl!
The twelve branches refer to the twelve earthly branches, namely the twelve zodiac signs: Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Yi.
The sea of children refers to the twelve branches that belong to twelve genera, from the elephant to the pig!