Year of the Ox


 A traditional Chinese story about how cattle came to Earth from the heavenly realms, to mark the Year of the Ox. Apologies to anyone who actually speaks Mandarin properly for my hatchet job in trying to say Happy New Year at the end. The spirit is willing, even if the tongue is flabby.

There are quite a few tales from around the world about beings who serve as messengers from the divine realms, which I dare say could form the basis for a talk or general musing at some stage. When (if) my brain comes back to life, I will come back tt he ideas that are lurking in the unconscious. 



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