The Jade Emperor chose the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac. How did he decide? Watch and find out!

Traditional story adapted by Sue Clarke | Animation by Cambridge English Online

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There are twelve animals in the story. Which one is your favourite? Tell us about it!

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Lunar New Year
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VioletElephantRace's picture VioletElephantRace replied on Canada

Me i'm dragon :) but where's the cat?

DJSilverSwallow replied on China

 The mouse put the cat in the river and the cat died.So you can't find cat in Chinese Zodiac.

CaptainJurassicDeer's picture CaptainJurassicDeer replied on United Arab Emirates

where is the cat

RacingKnightSurfing's picture RacingKnightSurfing replied on Pakistan

 this nice story for kids

MisterGreenShark's picture MisterGreenShark replied on Vietnam

 Oh, in my country the fourth year is the Year of the Cat !

MissBlackbirdSong's picture MissBlackbirdSong replied on China

This is a nice story.but I wish dog can be fastter.My birthday is on:Dec  29th 2004

LadyRedPrincess's picture LadyRedPrincess replied on Sri Lanka

I like it. 

WowCaterpillarYesterday's picture WowCaterpillarY... replied on Bangladesh

I am  the monkey

LovelyDiamond4's picture LovelyDiamond4 replied on United Arab Emirates

My birthday is 7,2006. My Chinese zodiac is Horse.

LovelyDiamond4's picture LovelyDiamond4 replied on United Arab Emirates

 I LIKE this story.

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