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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Animals
Lunar New Year
Traditional stories
Level 1

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CyclingUnitedHorseriding's picture CyclingUnitedHo... replied on Greece

IT'S OK

CaptainFootballerClarinet's picture CaptainFootball... replied on Sri Lanka

 a very good story

RedPinkPlayground's picture RedPinkPlayground replied on Malaysia

good story

PrincessRed70's picture PrincessRed70 replied on Pakistan

this is a good story which tells us about chinese year.

DoctorHiStreet's picture DoctorHiStreet replied on China

  • I'm the tiger

PurpleFridayIguanodon's picture PurpleFridayIgu... replied on Bahrain

  • and also the rat make the ox be the 2nd
  • mmmmmmmmmm I dislike the rat

PurpleFridayIguanodon's picture PurpleFridayIgu... replied on Bahrain

  • I am the dragon I can fly
  • the rat is lazy because she pushed the cat and make the ox 2nd
  • I am the year of a ram
  • haaaaaaaa
  • Iam not ling

ProfessorIslandPop's picture ProfessorIslandPop replied on United Kingdom (Great Britain)

 
 it is a  very intresting story about  the emperor decided to have a race to give a name to each year of  the chinese  zoidac the animals rushed to the race

MysteriousThunderQuartz's picture MysteriousThund... replied on Hong Kong

I am Sheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TurquoiseTwilight40's picture TurquoiseTwilight40 replied on Switzerland

 im a dragon! juuupiii!

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