Dear Kathy
Yesterday when I was in Chinatown I met a very elderly Chinese lady who also
happens to be an English/Chinese interpreter. She helped me with a lot of
my questions, supplied the translations for the little banners I was buying
and she says that is definitely the Year of the Goat. In some Chinese
dialects the word for ram and goat are the same and that is how the
confusion has started, and of course we westerners have generalised that
even further to sheep. It is the same with the Rooster and the Boar - some
say Chicken and Pig. Apparently it was the male of the species that heeded
Buddha's call, hence the names.
I checked a number of online sources that originate in China and they all
have the Year of the Goat.
So there you go - I am not sure that I would rather be a goat than a sheep,
I would definitely rather be a boar than a pig, but I am actually a rabbit!
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher-Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 61 2 6205 6162
F. 61 2 6205 7242
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-
All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/
Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml
LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/
LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-
LM_NET
Mailing List Home