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The great race

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

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

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Discussion

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

Average: 4.5 (11 votes)

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Lunar New Year
Animals
Traditional stories
Level 2

Submitted by VioletMysticHi on Sun, 23/09/2018 - 05:41

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I was born in February so I am the Cow.

Submitted by DJDinosaurViolet on Mon, 05/03/2018 - 05:33

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I was born on 2010 so i was tiger.

Hi PrincessDaisySkittle,

Actually DJDinosaurViolet is right, 2010 was the year of the tiger in the Chinese zodiac :-)

 

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MissInternetEarth

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