Once it got back on course, it saw the rabbit struggling and used its breath to blow it safely to shore. A kinder creature than legend suggests, it didn’t hesitate to divert from the race to extinguish a fire that was endangering the lives of some nearby villagers. In fifth place is the only mythical creature on the calendar, the dragon. Also tired by the race, it almost did not make it, but saved itself on a floating log and got to shore to finish fourth. Not surprisingly, the tiger ran a good race but the current in the river sent it a little off-course. That’s why the rat is the first creature in the cycle, followed by the ox.
Rather than say thank you on the other side, the rat made a dash for the finish with the ox not far behind. The exhausted rat used its cunning abilities to navigate the water by persuading the kindly ox to let it sit on its head as it crossed. The clever rat made sure it won the race. The course included a huge river which every creature, large or small, had to cross. Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox, and rat.
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