Year animals

The twelve Chinese year animals: the postcard, its honest shadow, and the reading behind it.

1. Year of the RatThe Rat is the first animal of the twelve, the one that won the race by riding on the Ox and jumping off at the line.1
2. Year of the OxThe Ox is the second animal, the one that carried the Rat across the river.2
3. Year of the TigerThe Tiger is the third animal, the one that swam the river alone.3
4. Year of the RabbitThe Rabbit is the fourth animal, the one that crossed on stepping stones and a floating log.4
5. Year of the DragonThe Dragon is the fifth animal and the only one that is not real, the one that stopped on the way to make rain.5
6. Year of the SnakeThe Snake is the sixth animal, the one that hid on the Horse's hoof and startled it at the line.6
7. Year of the HorseThe Horse is the seventh animal, the one that would have come sixth without the Snake.7
8. Year of the GoatThe Goat, also called the Sheep or the Ram, is the eighth animal, the one that crossed the river on a raft with the Monkey and the Rooster.8
9. Year of the MonkeyThe Monkey is the ninth animal, the one that built the raft.9
10. Year of the RoosterThe Rooster is the tenth animal, the one that found the raft.10
11. Year of the DogThe Dog is the eleventh animal, the one that stopped to bathe in the river.11
12. Year of the PigThe Pig is the twelfth and last animal, the one that stopped to eat and to sleep on the way.12

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