The names of cats in ancient times include cicada, rat general and raccoon slave, among which raccoon slave is the most commonly used.
The word "raccoon slave" can be broken down. "Raccoon" is the name of a cat in ancient times. "Slave" contains two meanings. One is the purpose of catching mice, and the other is to appear kind and cute. . Before the Song Dynasty, cats were mainly kept to catch mice. After that, cats were increasingly kept as pets, so they got the elegant name of "cicada slaves".
According to the "Cat Sutra", the ancients loved solid-color cats, and among solid-color cats, solid-color orange cats were the most popular; secondly, they liked cats' ability to catch mice. The ancients believed that, A cat's ability to catch mice is directly proportional to the number of bumps on its jaw. The more bumps a cat has, the more powerful it is at catching mice. And the cat with nine ridges on its upper jaw is the rarest and most powerful one! By raising a cat with a nine-ridged palate, you no longer have to worry about mice in your home.
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