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The great race

 

The Chinese Lunar calendar names each year after one of twelve animals, this year is the year of the rabbit. Here is a story which tells of the Jade Emperor's clever plan to decide the order the animal years should go in. Find out who came first in The Great Race.

 

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Traditional story adapted by Sue Clarke | Animation by Cambridge English Online
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LadyClarinetTrampoline's picture
Submitted by LadyClarinetTra... on 10 January, 2013 - 13:20. Spain Kids

My birthday is on 17th december.I was born on 2003 so my chineese zodiac is ram .

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Submitted by OrangeCreamDuck on 4 January, 2013 - 17:15. India Kids

amazing

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Submitted by TwinklingEmeral... on 22 December, 2012 - 12:35. United Kingdom (Great Britain) Kids

 that was a good story

FunkyTopaz500's picture
Submitted by FunkyTopaz500 on 25 November, 2012 - 09:38. Sri Lanka Kids

I was born on 13th september 2002
my sign is the horse
THANK YOU 

BlueCrystalPop's picture
Submitted by BlueCrystalPop on 20 November, 2012 - 22:30. Colombia Kids

I am a snake!!!
My mum is a cockerel
My grandfather is a monkey
My grandmother is a pig

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Submitted by CrazyDiamondPiano on 14 January, 2013 - 19:14. United Kingdom (Great Britain) Kids

 I am the year of the monkey.

JadeViolinPrincess's picture
Submitted by JadeViolinPrincess on 11 November, 2012 - 18:27. Japan Kids

my year is the rabbit

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Submitted by PrincessSpecialHarp on 26 October, 2012 - 11:43. Romania Kids

I'm a goat, mum and dad are monkeys and my grandma it's a tiger!

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Submitted by PrincePetalMartian on 22 October, 2012 - 16:59. Sri Lanka Kids

i am the dragon

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Submitted by CurlyRuby50 on 2 October, 2012 - 17:12. Poland Kids

 I'm Georgie and my sign of the Zodiac is the Dragon