1. CHINESE NEW YEAR! 2016 Year of the monkey

2.  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 ARE THE YEARS NAMED AFTER ANIMALS?  And the first 12 animals to cross the finish line would each have a year of the zodiac named after them.

3.  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 2 nd place. THE RACE The rat

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