Once upon a time in a beautiful countryside, there was a village of mice. The village elder was Papa Mouse, and he had a beautiful daughter. All the young gentlemen of the village wanted to marry her. However, Papa Mouse thought,“I am the leader of the twelve zodiacs. So, whoever wishes to marry my daughter has to be the best of the best to be worthy of my beautiful daughter.”

Papa Mouse set off immediately to find Matchmaker Wang who showed him a list of all the young and eligible mice in the village. But Papa Mouse decided that he did not want his daughter to marry a fellow mouse, because mice are naturally afraid of cats and the sun. Papa Mouse decided to leave his village in search of the mightiest man in the world. Papa Mouse met Mr. Sun first, and he thought to himself, “Mr. Sun must be the mightiest, for he shines brightly, and fills the world with light.” So, he went to find Mr. Sun.

But Mr. Sun told Papa Mouse, “Mr. Cloud can block my sunshine. Therefore, Mr. Cloud is the mightiest.” So, Papa Mouse went to find Mr. Cloud. Mr. Cloud told Papa Mouse, “Mr. Wind can blow me around. Therefore, Mr. Wind is the mightiest.” So, Papa Mouse went to find Mr. Wind. Mr. Wind told Papa Mouse, “I can blow with all my might, but I cannot move Mr. Mountain. Therefore, Mr. Mountain is the mightiest.” Mr. Mountain heard them speaking and said,“I am stronger than Mr. Wind, but I am afraid of mice, because they can easily dig holes in me. Therefore, I think mice are the mightiest.” Papa Mouse suddenly realized that a mouse was the most suitable match for his daughter!

So, Papa Mouse returned to Mouse Village, and married his daughter to the mightiest mouse in the village. The wedding was held on the third day of the new year, and it was a grand and joyous wedding.

很久以前，在鄉下村落裡有個老鼠村，村裡的村長有一位長得很漂亮的女兒，村中每個年輕人都想娶她當新娘。不過，老鼠爸爸心想：「我是十二生肖之首，想娶我的女兒的人，一定得是個了不起的新郎，才配得上我美麗的女兒。」

於是老鼠爸爸就去找村裡有名的王媒婆，媒婆列了一張全村青年才俊的老鼠名單，可是老鼠爸爸卻不願意把寶貝女兒，嫁給天生害怕貓及太陽的老鼠同類。他決定要出門去找全世界最強的人，一出門看見太陽，他覺得太陽最偉大，能放射光芒，照耀世界，就決定先去找太陽。

太陽對老鼠爸爸說：「一片烏雲就可以遮住陽光，還是烏雲最偉大。」老鼠爸爸跑去找烏雲，烏雲說：「一陣風吹起就可以把我吹得暈頭轉向，還是風最強。」老鼠爸爸趕緊跑去找風，風說：「就算我能吹，卻還是吹不過山頭，應該是山最偉大。」一旁的山卻說：「我不能移動，可是老鼠卻可以輕易在我身上掘土挖洞，我認為老鼠最了不起。」老鼠爸爸這才發現，原來老鼠是最適合的女婿呀！

老鼠爸爸回到村裡，就讓女兒和村裡最強的老鼠結婚，日子就選在正月初三，熱熱鬧鬧的辦了一場婚禮。

台灣傳統春節歌謠裡有「初一早，初二巧，初三老鼠娶新娘，初四神落天.....」這樣的一首歌，正好呼應了老鼠娶親這則有趣的故事。