Crickets!!

In China, for 2000 years, crickets have been most popular for two things: their song, and cricket fighting. From 500 B.C. to 618 A.D., people only appreciated the crickets song. During the Tang dynasty, people kept the crickets in cages to listen to their tune under captivity.

  Crickets were also used for gambling. And some actually kept dozens of little pots, each of which held one small cricket. Then, during the Song dynasty, cricket fighting became a very popular sport.

The typical diet of a cricket being prepared to fight is cooked rice, flies, and mosquitoes. After several weeks of this, the cricket is ready to fight.

Cricket fighting is like dogfighting and bullfighting. Some who believe that it is cruel may find it wrong to force an animal to fight another of its kind. Others (especially those who participate in putting the animals against each other) may find it fun to watch these fights.

~Sophia Gabrielle (:-#

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  1. ChristinaApril 6, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    And what do YOU think about cricket fighting, Sophie? You did a great job of presenting both sides without coloring it with your opinion! Journalists could learn a thing or two from you!!

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