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W-B-U-R podcasts,

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Boston. According to

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the Chinese calendar,

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this week marks the

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start of a new year,

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the year of the

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snake. The Chinese calendar

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works in a repeating cycle of

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12 years, known as the

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Zodiac. Each year is represented

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by a different animal. And

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it's believed that if you're

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born in a given year,

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you'll have the personality traits

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of that year's animal. So

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if you're born in the

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year of the snake, for

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instance, you're said to be especially

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intelligent and mysterious. But how

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did the Chinese Zodiac come

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about? And how did its

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12 animals get selected? In

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today's story, we'll find out. I'm

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Rebecca Shear and welcome to

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Circle Round, where story time

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happens all the time. Today

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our story is called The

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Zodiac Twelve. Versions of this

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tale come from the East

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Asian country of China. Some

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really great people came together

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to bring you our version of

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this folk tale, including Tai Ma

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and Jimmy Wang. Better and actor

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Thai Ma has appeared in numerous

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films including The Farewell, Tiger Tale,

1:25

and Five Blind Dates. Grown Ups,

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you can also see Thai in

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the Hulu series Interior Chinatown. Actor,

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musician, and singer Jimmy Wong stars

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in the animated feature Wish Dragon.

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And fun fact, you can see

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both Thai and Jimmy and

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Disney's live-action film, Mulan. So,

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circle around everyone. For the

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Zodiac, 12. Once

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upon a time there

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There's no official way

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to keep track of

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time. Sure, you could

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notice when the sun

2:08

was rising and setting.

2:10

You could observe when

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the seasons shifted from

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one to the next,

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but there was no

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way to count the

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years, which made it

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tough to remember when

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big important events happened,

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including your own birthday.

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So, once upon a

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time, the Jade Emperor,

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the powerful ruler of

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heaven and Earth, came

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up. With an idea,

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he called it the

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Zodiac. I shall create

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the Zodiac. An ever

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repeating cycle of 12

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years. To make it

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easy for everyone to

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remember those 12 years,

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I shall name each

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year after a different

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animal. Not a bad

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idea, right? There was

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just one problem. Two

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actually, first... How shall

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I decide? Which animals

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will have years named

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after them? And second?

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How shall I decide

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the animals' order? The

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Jade Emperor thought and

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thought, until he came

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up with another idea.

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I shall hold a

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race. I shall invite

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all of the animals

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to compete. The first

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12 to reach the

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finish line will earn

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their own place in

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the Zodiac. The morning

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of the race, the

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Jade Emperor was pleased

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to see how many

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critters had crawled, slithered,

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hopped and winged their

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way to the starting

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line outside his palace.

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Welcome my friends to

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the Great Zodiac Race!

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Today's race will

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take you through

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a deep rolling

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valley, up and

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down a series of

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green grassy hills. You

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will know you've reached

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the home stretch when

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you come to

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the banks of a

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wide fast flowing river.

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The first 12 of

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you to cross that

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river will earn a

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place on the Zodiac.

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The first to arrive

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will get the first

4:40

year and the second to

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arrive will get the second year

4:45

all the way

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down to the

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12th. So my friends,

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what do you say? Are

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you ready to race? I

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said, are you

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ready to race? Alright

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then, on your

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mark, get set, go!

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There was a boisterous blur

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of feathers, fur and scales

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as the animals made a

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beeline for the deep rolling

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valley. But somewhere around the

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fourth or fifth green grassy

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hill, a trio of animals

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managed to pull ahead. And

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the first three racers to

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reach the wide fast flowing

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river were rat,

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cat,

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and ox. Yeah

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In modern times, rat

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and cat are sworn enemies,

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right? They simply do not

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get along. Well, back when

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our story takes place, rat

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and cat were close friends.

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And they knew full well

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that they couldn't swim. anywhere near

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as fast as Burley-Brawny Ox

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could. So they asked him

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for a lift. Here's what

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Cat and I are thinking,

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Ox. We'll ride on your

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back as you swim across

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the river and we'll face

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the opposite direction so we

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can act as lookouts. That's

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right. And the moment Rat

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and I see another racer

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catching up, we'll let you

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know to put on some

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speed. Ox had always been

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agreeable and good-natured. So he

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accepted Rat and Cat's offer.

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And as he swam... How's

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it looking up there, you

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do? Anyone on my tail?

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Not yet. And swam? How

6:46

about now? Nope. No one.

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His passengers exchanged a self-satisfied

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smirk. Isn't this great cat?

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It sure is. We're practically

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flying across the river. We

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sure are. At this rate,

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I'm totally going to be

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the first animal in the

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zodiac. You sure are? Wait,

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what? Why should you be

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the first animal in the

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zodiac? Because I'm crafty and

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clever. It was my idea

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to hit your ride with

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ox, you know. It was

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not. It was my idea.

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No, it was... With

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those powerful claws of yours,

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you could grab that sucker

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and have a real feast!

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The truth is, there was

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no big fish jumping out

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of the water, but just

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as Rat hoped, Cat's thoughts

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instantly turned from competing to

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eating. And the moment she

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turned her head to find

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the fish. Where is it?

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I don't see it. Rat

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pushed her off of ox's

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back. And

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she landed in the water.

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splash. Ox was working so

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hard, took no notice of

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the commotion. How are we

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doing, you too? We're almost

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at the shore, but I'm

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getting tired and slowing down.

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You gotta let me know

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if there's anyone behind me.

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Oh, there isn't anyone

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behind you, Ox. But guess

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what? There is someone in

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front of you! Next

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thing Ox knew, Rat was

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springing off his back and

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into the river. The wily

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and well-rested rodent had no

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trouble paddling the rest of

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the way to shore. Within

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seconds, he was standing on

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the riverbank, shaking himself off

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and bowing before the Jade

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Emperor, who was waiting with

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one of his scribes. Congratulations,

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Rat! You are the first

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animal to reach the Finnish

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line. Therefore! The first year

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in the Zodiac will

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be named after you.

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Squibe? Can you note

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that down, please? The

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scribe recorded the first

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place winner on a

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parchment scroll. The Jade

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Emperor gave Rat a smile.

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You must be proud of

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yourself, Rat? Tell me! How

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does such a small

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animal accomplish such a

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big victory? With all due

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respect, your majesty, I may be

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small in size, but I'm big

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in brains. I had the brilliant

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idea of enlisting the help of

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a gracious friend. And look! Here

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he is now! Rat motioned toward

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the water, and there was Ox.

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His broad, chest having, his

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wooly coat dripping, as he

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trudged onto the bank. Well

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done, Ox! You are the

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second animal to finish the

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race! So the second year

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in the Zodiac will be

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named after you OX

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was annoyed by Rat's trick,

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but he was too good

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-natured to rat the rodent

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out. And besides, second place

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was nothing to sneeze at,

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so he accepted his position

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with dignity. But just

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as the scribe was recording

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OX's name, all

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eyes shifted to the

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river, and there was Tiger

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dragging her striped, sinewy

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body out of the water.

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She stumbled to the jade

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emperor, then collapsed at his

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feet. Oh,

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Tiger, what happened?

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You look like you've been through

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quite an ordeal. I

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have, Your Majesty.

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I was swimming

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strongly and making

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good headway. When

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I got caught

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in the current

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and sucked into

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a whirlpool, I

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used every ounce of

11:02

strength I had to

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break free from the

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spinning water and make

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it to safety. And

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now, here I am. Well,

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I am proud of

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you, Tiger. Tiger, you

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persevered and you didn't

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give up. So as

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the brave, courageous third

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animal to finish the

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race, you have earned

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yourself the third position

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in the Zodiac. I

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wonder who will be next. The

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Jade Emperor didn't have to

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wonder long, because all at once

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a big, sturdy log came

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drifting to shore and perched on

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top of that log.

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Hiya, folks! Was Rabbit.

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Welcome, Rabbit. Don't

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you look snuck as a buck on

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that log. You just

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earned yourself the fourth

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position. in the Zodiac.

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Fourth! That's

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marvelous! And miraculous!

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Miraculous? How so? Well, when I

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came to the river and

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saw how wide and fast it

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was, I got nervous about

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swimming across. So I used my

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smarts to figure out another

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way to get to the other

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side. I hopped across a

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bunch of rocks that were sticking

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up out of the water.

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A most elegant solution! Well, people

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do talk about how elegant

12:34

I am. But I haven't told

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you the rest of the

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story. You see, the rocks are

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very slippery, and as I

12:42

was hopping my way across, I

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lost my footing. Next thing

12:47

I knew, I was tumbling into

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the water. Oh no! Oh

12:51

yes! But here's a miraculous part.

12:53

As I was thrashing and

12:55

splashing around, what should I spy

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drifting my way, but this

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log! I jumped up on top

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of it, and somehow it

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floated me all the way to

13:06

the finish line. You have

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always been known for your luck,

13:11

Rabbit! So

13:13

congratulations! Now

13:15

we just need to wait

13:17

for the fifth animal to

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arrive, and the Jade Emperor

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fell into silence. Because at

13:23

that very moment, the Riverside

13:25

fell into shadow, as if

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a bank of storm clouds

13:29

had scutted in and blocked

13:32

out the sun. But when

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the Emperor and animals craned

13:36

their heads upward, it wasn't

13:38

storm clouds they spied. It

13:40

was the fifth animal to

13:42

finish the race, and the

13:44

surprising one so far! Who

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do you think the fifth place

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Round. Today our story is

15:37

called The Zodiac 12. Before

15:47

the break, the Jade Emperor

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was holding a race to determine

15:51

the 12 animals of the

15:53

Zodiac. Rat used his crafty ways

15:56

to toss cat into the

15:58

water and finish first. Ox

16:00

came in second and Tiger

16:02

came in third. After Rabbit

16:04

earned fourth place by floating

16:06

to shore on a log,

16:08

the riverbank was plunged into

16:10

darkness. Hovering in the air

16:12

above, his scaly body so

16:14

massive it blocked out the

16:16

sun, was dragon. He gave

16:18

his tail a flick, then

16:20

glided down to the bank.

16:22

Greetings, friends. How

16:24

did I do? You

16:26

did very well, dragon. As

16:29

the fifth animal to

16:31

reach the finish line, you

16:33

shall be the fifth

16:35

animal in the Zodiac. But

16:37

if I may ask, given

16:40

how powerful you can fly,

16:43

what took you so long to get

16:45

here? That's a mighty

16:48

fine question, Your Majesty.

16:50

And I have a

16:52

mighty fine answer. As

16:55

I was racing through the

16:57

air, I kept my eyes

16:59

fixed on the ground below.

17:01

At some point I happened

17:03

to catch sight of a

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village and what a woe -be

17:07

-gone village it was. There

17:10

hadn't been a drop of

17:12

rain in weeks, so the

17:14

fields were withered, the villagers

17:16

were hungry and thirsty. What

17:18

else could I do but

17:20

take a detour and blow

17:22

some rain clouds their way?

17:24

Goodness. That was very kind

17:26

of you, dragon. You've always

17:28

been so charitable. Well,

17:31

my charity didn't end there.

17:33

After saving the village,

17:35

I continued on my way.

17:37

And as I was

17:40

soaring above the river, I

17:42

saw Rabbit struggling against

17:44

the current. You

17:46

saw me? I

17:48

did more

17:50

than see you,

17:52

Rabbit. I

17:55

saved you. I

17:57

conjured a

17:59

breeze and blew

18:01

a big,

18:03

sturdy log your

18:05

way. Then

18:07

I used my

18:09

powers to... to

18:11

send you and that log

18:13

to shore. Oh, that is

18:15

so sweet of you, Dragon.

18:18

Thank you. Your consideration towards

18:20

others is commendable. Try? Please

18:22

mark down Dragon as the

18:24

fifth animal in the zodiac.

18:26

And mark me down as

18:28

six. Everyone

18:31

gave a start

18:33

as a long

18:35

wriggling creature came

18:38

slithering their way.

18:40

Hello there, Snake.

18:42

We didn't see

18:45

you coming. I

18:47

thought it would

18:49

be smudge to

18:51

stay inconspicuous. I

18:54

have always been

18:56

known as a

18:58

mysterious... Sooo. Now

19:01

you'll also be known as

19:03

the sixth animal after Zodiac.

19:06

Congratulations. As the scribe recorded

19:08

Snake's sixth place finish, there

19:10

was a clattering of hoofbeats

19:13

galloping down the riverside. Her

19:15

powerful legs kicking up a

19:17

cloud of dust was hoarse.

19:20

Greetings everyone. I hope I'm

19:22

not too late. As you

19:24

may know. We horses aren't

19:27

big fans of water, so

19:29

hoping I could run across

19:32

the river rather than swim.

19:34

I looked around and around

19:36

until I found a nice

19:39

shallow spot to cross. Then

19:41

I ran all this way

19:43

to get to you. Am

19:46

I one of the winners?

19:48

That you are horse! Scream!

19:50

Mark horse as the seventh

19:53

animal in the Zodiac! Oh

19:55

my gosh! This is the

19:58

the best

20:00

day ever. Horse

20:03

flashed rat, ox, tiger, rabbit,

20:05

dragon, and snake, a toothy

20:07

grin. As one of the

20:09

warmest and friendliest animals, she

20:11

was delighted to be in

20:13

such good company. And that

20:16

company was about to get

20:18

bigger. Did we get here

20:20

in time? Please tell us we

20:22

did. It would be too good to be

20:24

true. All

20:27

eyes turned to the river, where

20:29

goat, monkey, and rooster were

20:31

floating to shore on a raft

20:33

made of logs and vines. Welcome

20:36

to the finish line,

20:38

goat, monkey, and rooster.

20:40

How clever of you

20:42

to build that raft.

20:45

But Your Majesty, we

20:47

didn't build this raft. Rooster

20:50

found it tangled

20:52

in the weeds on the

20:54

other side of the river. So I

20:56

suggested we form a team

20:59

to see what we could

21:01

do. And

21:03

that's when I offered to

21:05

break the raft free by

21:08

eating all the weeds. And

21:10

I offered to carry the

21:12

raft to the water and

21:14

steer it with a stick. So,

21:18

now that we're

21:20

here with you, tell

21:23

us, how did we do?

21:26

You did well, very well indeed.

21:29

Now, goat, for

21:31

the creativity you displayed

21:34

by breaking the raft

21:36

free with your appetite,

21:38

you shall be the

21:40

eighth animal in the

21:42

zodiac. Thank you, Your

21:44

Majesty. And monkey,

21:46

for the nimbleness you

21:48

showed in getting you

21:50

and your friends across

21:52

the river, you shall

21:54

be ninth. Oh, thank

21:56

you, Your Majesty. but

21:59

least, But not least, Rooster,

22:02

for the leadership you

22:04

demonstrated by bringing this

22:06

team together. You shall

22:08

be tenth. Your majesty.

22:10

Thank you. The question

22:12

now is, who shall

22:14

our next finisher be?

22:16

The Jade Emperor didn't

22:19

need to wait long

22:21

for an answer, because

22:23

just then... Loyal and

22:25

faithful dog came bounding

22:27

over, his shaggy body

22:29

dripping with water. Well,

22:31

your majesty, how did

22:33

I do in the

22:35

race? Did I make

22:38

it into the zodiac?

22:40

You did make it,

22:42

dog. The 11th position

22:44

is officially yours. Though

22:46

given how fast you

22:48

run and how well

22:50

you swim, I assume

22:52

you would finish the

22:55

race sooner. And I

22:57

meant to, I really

22:59

did. But the water

23:01

was so cool and

23:03

refreshing and I was

23:05

having so much fun

23:07

splashing around. I guess

23:09

I lost track of

23:11

time. That's all right.

23:14

It's in your nature

23:16

to be fun-loving and

23:18

playful. Since you're the

23:20

eleventh animal in the

23:22

Zodiac, let's wait and

23:24

see who's number 12.

23:27

The group on the shore

23:29

waited. And waited. Until, at

23:32

last, who should come waddling

23:34

toward them? But, pig. Sorry

23:37

if I'm late. You know,

23:39

we pigs are great runners,

23:42

and swimmers. But we're also

23:44

great eaters. And after the

23:47

race started, my belly started

23:49

growling. So I stopped for

23:51

an early morning snack. Then

23:54

I stopped for a late

23:56

morning snack. Then I stopped

23:59

for lunch. Then I stopped

24:01

for tea. Then I felt

24:03

so sleepy, I had to

24:05

take a nap. So, two

24:08

questions. Did I win? And

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who wants to join me

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for dinner? The Jade Emperor

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gave Pig's pink

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head a friendly

24:19

pet. We appreciate

24:21

the invitation, Pig. You've

24:24

always been so generous

24:26

and caring. And

24:29

I am pleased to report

24:31

that you did win. You

24:33

earned yourself the 12th position

24:35

in the Zodiac. The Jade

24:38

Emperor motioned for the scribe

24:40

to record Pig as the

24:42

final winning contestant. Then he

24:45

raised his arms high in

24:47

the air. My friends,

24:50

I thank you for

24:52

your splendid effort today.

24:54

From this moment forward.

24:56

You shall all be

24:59

remembered with gratitude and

25:01

honor as the 12th

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animal of the sodium.

25:05

Hang on a minute! The

25:08

animals ceased their

25:10

cheering and swiveled

25:12

their eyes toward bedraggled,

25:15

breathless, cat. Her sodden

25:18

body was trembling. and

25:20

her disheveled hair was

25:23

standing on end. Am

25:25

I too late to

25:28

earn a place in

25:30

the Zodiac? I am

25:33

afraid you are, Cat.

25:35

The 12 winners have

25:37

already been chosen.

25:39

They have? Who came in

25:42

first place? I rather

25:44

good friend of yours,

25:46

I believe. The first

25:49

animal in the zodiac

25:51

is officially rat. Cat

25:53

froze and she arched

25:56

her back, twitched her tail,

25:58

and fixed her... her

26:00

glittering eyes on her

26:03

former friend. You,

26:05

you, you rat! You

26:07

betrayed me, and

26:10

now you're going to

26:12

pay. With a

26:14

hiss and a yowl, cat

26:16

sprang into the air and lunged

26:18

at rat. The quick thinking

26:21

rodent leaped out of the way,

26:23

then took off down the

26:25

shore, scampering and scurrying as fast

26:27

as his tiny legs could

26:29

carry him. Cat never forgave rat

26:31

for his betrayal, and that's

26:33

why to this very day, cats

26:35

still chase rats. They're hoping

26:37

to get revenge on the cunning

26:39

little critter who tricked them

26:41

out of a position in the

26:43

zodiac and a place in

26:46

history. Now

26:56

it's your turn. Ask a grown -up

26:58

to help you find your animal of

27:00

the zodiac. You could check out

27:02

a book from the library or consult

27:04

the internet. Read through the list

27:06

of your animal's personality traits and see

27:08

which ones click with you. Then

27:11

find some paper and draw a picture

27:13

of your zodiac animal. Ask your

27:15

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27:17

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week's episode, The Zodiac 12, was

27:39

adapted by me, Rebecca Scheer. It

27:42

was edited by Dean Russell. Our

27:44

original music and sound design is

27:46

by Eric Shimalonis. Eric's featured instrument

27:48

this week was the yang chin.

27:50

You can learn more about this

27:52

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27:54

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27:56

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28:01

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Elissa Keene, James Konicek, Shelley Lee,

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Erika Rose, Chris Tucci, Dawn Ursula,

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Thai Ma, Thai Ma, has appeared

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in numerous films, The farewell. Tiger

28:29

Tale and Five Blind Dates. Growups,

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you can also see Thai in

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the Hulu series Interior Chinatown. Actor,

28:36

musician, and singer Jimmy Wong stars

28:38

in the animated feature Wish Dragon.

28:40

And fun fact, you can see

28:42

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29:24

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29:40

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29:42

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29:44

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29:48

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29:50

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29:52

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29:54

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29:56

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29:58

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30:01

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30:03

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30:07

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30:10

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30:12

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30:17

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30:19

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30:21

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30:24

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30:32

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30:34

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30:40

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30:43

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30:45

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30:47

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30:53

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31:01

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31:03

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31:05

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31:07

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