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day they had an argument about who the new year should be named
after. They couldn't agree, so they went to the gods and asked them
to decide.
The
gods decided to hold a competition: the animals would race to the
other side of the river, and the year would be named after the winner.
The
rest of the animals would have years named after them depending
on where they finished in the race.
The
animals gathered at the river bank, and leapt in. The ox quickly
took the lead, but the rat jumped onto his back. When the ox was
about to reach the shore, the rat jumped off his back and won the
race.
The
animals finished in the following order:
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster,
Dog, Pig.
Which
animal are you? Find out with our Chinese
zodiac chart.
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