The Rat

The charm of the Rat personality is epitomized by univeral appeal of the lovable Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.  The honesty and sincerity demonstrated by Rats are expecially useful in social settings.  As a result, Rats tend to have a large number or acquaintances and frriends.  It would not be surprising at all to find the ambitious and aggressive Rat working the crowds at parties, talking with everyone and anyone in sight.

The clever Rat can be quite successful in business.  His ambition allows him to get things down swiftly.  Always trying to stay one step ahead of the competition, Rats can sometimes be manipulative and opportunistic.  Using his charm, Rats can easily disarm others and put them at a disadvantage without their knowledge.  However, the honesty of the Rat usually keeps his business ambitions within reputable domains.

Rats are especially generous to those that they are very fond of.  They cherish their loved ones and are willing to go to great lengths to take care of them.  So if you are treated very kindly and thoughtfully by a Rat, you should consider yourself in a very select company of the rats friends and loved ones.

         Years of the Rat:
 
1900 1912
1924 1936
1948 1960
1972 1984
1996 2008
Distinguishing traits:
 
Ambitious Honest
Sincere Clever
Charming Generous
Aggressive Talkative
 
Additional information:
 
Ranking order 1st
Direction North
Season Winter
Month December
Time of day 11p-1a
Element Water
Stem Positive
Western Sign Sagittarius
 
Famous Rats:
 
Shakespeare
Mozart
Haydn
Tchaikovsky
Winston Churchill
George Washington
 
Links to other animals:

The Rat
The Ox
The Tiger
The Rabbit
The Dragon
The Snake
The Horse
The Ram
The Monkey
The Rooster
The Dog
The Pig

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