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    The rat won the race by cleverly hitching a ride on the ox's back and leaping over its head at the finish line. The ox came second. The pig came last because it stopped to eat and fell asleep. The rat left the cat behind because the cat loved to nap. Twelve animals took part in the race. The dragon helped a nearby village by putting out a fire with its icy breath.

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    The rat won the race by cleverly hitching a ride on the ox's back and leaping over its head at the finish line. The ox came second. The pig came last because it stopped to eat and fell asleep. The rat left the cat behind because the cat loved to nap. Twelve animals took part in the race. The dragon helped a nearby village by putting out a fire with its icy breath.

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    The rat won the race by cleverly hitching a ride on the ox's back and leaping over its head at the finish line. The ox came second. The pig came last because it stopped to eat and fell asleep. The rat left the cat behind because the cat loved to nap. Twelve animals took part in the race. The dragon helped a nearby village by putting out a fire with its icy breath.

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    The Story of ‘The Great Race’

    Many years ago there was a Chinese ruler known as the Jade Emperor who decided that, for
    his birthday, he wanted to make it easier for himself and the people of China to keep track of
    time. But he wasn’t sure how. So, he decided to hold a swimming race for all of the animals
    in the Kingdom. However, only twelve animals decided to take part in the race. The Jade
    Emperor was so grateful to the twelve animals that he decided to reward them all by naming
    a year after each of them. The race determined the order each animal would be placed. This
    was a great honour and each animal wanted to be the first to cross the river and win the race.

    Surprisingly, it was the rat- the smallest creature to take part in the race- that won the
    dangerous swim across the huge river! The rat was meant to attend the swimming race with
    his friend, the cat. But the cat was a sleepy animal who loved to nap. Instead of waking his
    friend up, the cunning rat left the cat behind and made his way to the race alone. This is why
    there is no year named after the cat and also why cats have hated rats ever since!

    When the rat reached the river and the race was just about to start, he cleverly asked the ox
    if he could ride on his back to cross the river safely. The ox was a strong giant who kindly said
    yes to the rat. Instead of letting the ox win and say thank-you at the other side, the rat leaped
    from the ox’s back and over his head so that he crossed the finish line first and won the race!
    This is why the first year of the Chinese calendar is the ‘Year of the Rat’ and the second year
    is the ‘Year of the Ox’.

    One by one, the remaining animals crossed the river to the finish line and received their prize
    from the Jade Emperor. After the rat and the ox, the first animal to cross the finish line was
    the tiger followed by the rabbit, dragon, horse, snake, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and finally
    the pig. The pig was a slow and lazy animal who got hungry during the race and stopped to
    eat some grass at the side of the river. After eating, the pig got sleepy and dozed off, making
    him the last animal to safely cross the river and over the finish line. This is why the final year
    of the Chinese calendar is known as ‘The Year of the pig’.
    Many people think the dragon should have won the race instead of coming in fifth place. The
    dragon, after all, could fly and was probably the strongest creature in the race. The dragon
    was a noble creature though and instead of focusing on crossing the river, he was distracted
    by the screams of villagers nearby who were fighting a huge fire in their village. The brave
    dragon quickly rushed to the village to stop the fire by using his icy breath. Once the village
    was safe, the dragon returned to the race to see the rabbit struggling to swim against the
    strong current in the river. Once again the dragon used his powerful breath to blow the rabbit
    safely across the river and over the finish line and this is how the meek and gentle rabbit beat
    the strong and courageous dragon.

    THE END
    Follow-Up Questions

    • Which animal won the race?

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    • How did this animal win the race?

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    • Which animal came second in the race?

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    • Which animal came last in the race?

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    • Why did this animal come last?

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    • Which animal did the rat leave behind before the race and why?

    __________________________________________________________________

    • How many animals took part in the race?

    _____________________________________

    • Which animal helped a nearby village?

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