THE GREAT RACE

A LONG TIME AGO IN CHINA LIVED JADE EMPEROR. IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. HE WANTED TO MEASURE TIME TO KNOW HOW OLD HE WAS.

ALL ANIMALS ARRIVED. THE EMPEROR DECIDED TO HAVE A RACE TO GIVE A NAME TO EACH YEAR OF THE CHINESE ZONIAC.

THE RAT AND THE CAT COULDN'T SWIM VERY WELL."CAN YOU TAKE US CROSS THE RIVER?” “YES JUMP UP QUICK!"

THEY SWAM ACROSS THE RIVER. THEN THE RAT PUSH THE CAT INTO THE WATER AND JUMPED ON TO LAND.

"WELL DONE RAT! THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE RAT AND THE SECOND WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE OX."

"LOOK HERE'S THE TIGER. HE IS VERY TIRED. THE THIRD YEAR WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE TIGER."

"THE RABBIT CAN'T SWIM BUT HE'S VERY CLEVER. THE FOURTH YEAR WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT."

THE FIFTH WAS THE DRAGON.

THE SIXTH WAS THE SNAKE.

THE SEVENTH WAS THE HORSE.

THE EIGHTH WAS THE GOAT.

THE NINTH WAS THE MONKEY .

THE TENTH WAS THE ROOSTER.

THE ELEVENTH WAS THE DOG.

THE LAST WAS THE PIG.