The story of Chinese Zodiac十二生肖的故事
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The story of Chinese Zodiac
（
十二生肖的故事
）
旁白
:
Long, long
time ago, people always forgot in which year they
were born
and could not figure out
exactly how old they were. The Jade Emperor
（玉皇
大帝）
came up with an idea.
玉皇大帝：
Its too difficult to
remember a year. It would be easier to remember
an animal. Why don't we choose twelve
animals to represent the years ?
旁白：
The Jade Emperor asked
the Earth God to tell every to be
chosen as one of the animals for the
twelve signs of the zodiac.
玉皇大帝
：
All animals
are welcome to compete. The first twelve animals
across
the finish line will be chosen
as the twelve animals of the Chinese
zodiac.
旁白：
After
the announcement, all the animals got very excited
and everyone
was talking about the
race
.
At that time, the cat
and the
rat
were very good
friends. They met to
discuss
the race.
老鼠：
We can't swim. How are we
goanna cross the river?
猫
：
Let's join the
ox, We can point the way and he can carry us
across the river.
旁白：
The cat and the rat went
to see the ox.
猫和老鼠：
We want to join in the
race. But we can't swim, Would you please
take us to cross the river?
牛：
Of course. I can swim. You
can jump on my head or my ears, then we can
cross the river together. What are you
waiting for? Let
’
s go
quickly!
pang
旁白：
The day of the race soon
came. Early that morning, before the rooster
woke up, the ox, the cat and the rat
were already at the riverside.
牛
:
Come on,
friends. We will be the first. Jump on my
head.
猫和老鼠：
OK!Swim quickly! Hurry
up!
旁白
:
The cat and
the rat climbed onto the back of the ox. And then
they
started swimming across the river.
The cat became sleepy because he got up
so early that morning.
猫：
（打哈欠）
l am
tired. I got up so early! I want to sleep soon,
when we arrive
at the bank of river,
please wake me up.
老鼠：
No problem ! You sleep
first. I will call you.
旁白：
He fell asleep as soon as
he got on top of the ox's back. How eager the
rat wanted to win first place. When the
ox was a few second away from the
opposite bank of the river, the rat
pushed the cat into the water and went into
one of the ox's ears.
老鼠：
（把猫推下了水，跳下牛耳朵。
很快的冲向红
线
）
：
Lazy cat! I am
the first!
Run ...
.
.... Yeah! I am the first
one, Winer.
牛：
（爬上
岸，快速的冲向终点，到了终点很生气的看着老鼠）
：
You
are not true
friend . You are not
honest. I don't want to make friend with you
!
旁白
:
So the ox
became the second ! Then next one came the
tiger.
老虎：
（快速的奔跑穿
过终点，咆哮）
：
I am the first,
right? I am the kind of the
forest. I
am strong, I am brave, I have power.
玉皇大帝：
（微笑摇头）
：
No, you are the third.
老
虎：
（生气的大叫）
：
Why I
am not the first!
旁白：
A
whirlwind
came in the sky as the
dragon
arrived. The rabbit
was
coming!
龙：
（做飞行状，快速的拍动翅膀向终点飞去，边飞边说）
：
I can fly and host a
rainmaking .
I must be the first one .look at me ! I am
powerful.
兔子：
（低头使
劲跑，在龙之前超过了终点）
:
I am the
fourth. I can't swim, so I
jumped
across the river on the backs of the other
animals. If I can swim I must
be the
first, may be second,
third!
（
转身指着龙说）
But
now I am fourth .I am
faster than
玉皇大帝
:
You could
fly. Why did you arrive so late?
龙：
I had gone to the South
China Sea to host a rainmaking ceremony and
rushed back in a hurry but was too
late.
旁白：
The
horse
was dashing at full
speed, but as he was about to cross the