How Cat And Mice Became Enemies

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I read two different stories, “Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” and “How Cat and Mice Became Enemies”. Both of these stories are legends. They have many differences and things that are alike, and I am going to compare and contrast them in this essay. First, there are many things that are similar in these two stories. The cat and the rat started as best friends, and ended as enemies. You had to cross a “wide” river. Rat was selfish, and cheated/had a negative personality character trait. Also, rat was selfish, and he also bribed cat with fish. In both stories cat was angry. Another thing both stories had in common is they explained why cats hate rats/mice. Next, out of the two stories I read there were many differences. One difference

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