chinese zodiac story

a long long time ago in mysterious china there lived a emperor called jade.One day he wanted to have a animal race to measure time.So when it was the day of the race, there was a pig,dog,rooster,

monkey,goat,horse,snake,dargon,rabbit,tiger

,ox

and a rat and also there was a cat which was't in the years.So when it was about to start the cat and the rat asked if the ox could ride on them because they can't swim.So when it started

it was good then the rat push the cat of the ox.

and the rat came...1st and the ox came 2nd and then the tiger and the emperor asked why didn't you come fast.

he said there was a current and he was tired.Then came the rabbit and then the dragon came and jade said why didn't you fly over and he said iwa shelping some one .