CHINESE NEW YEAR!2016

Year of the monkey

A long time ago , in china, the Jade Emperor decided that there should be a way of measuring time . On his birthday, he told the animals that there was to be a swimming race… .

WHY AR E THE Y EAR S N AMED AFTER ANIM AL S?

And the first 12 animals to cross the finish line would each have a year of the zodiac named after them.

The rat was in first place since he was riding on the oxs head and when he was close to the finish line the rat jumped.

Leaving the ox to be 2nd place.

THE RACE

The rat The rat

Shortly after, the tiger clawed his way to the riverbank to claim 3rd place. Swimming across the river had been hard for him against the strong currents .

THE RACE

The tiger The tiger