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Tan Wen
Is there any legend or tale in your country? I'm sharing one of ours! I really want to hear any classic stories from different countries!!!!! I'm sharing one of ours here!

Nealy all people know Chinese has its Zodiac, there are twelve animals represent the years. That is poeple who born in the same year ( lunar year) blongs to the same animal. For there is only twelve animals, we can easily know someone share the same zodiac maj be the same age or 12, 14, 36 years younger or older!

Anyway here is the short story of how these 12 animals are picked as the symbol!

The story stars with The Jade Emperor wanted to select 12 animals to be his guards. Who arrived Heavenly Gate earlier would be picked. The rat got up earlier, so it set off first. When it arrived the river back and found out it's impossible for itself to across. Clever as it, seeing an ox was acrossing the river, it jumped on the ox's back, and when they readg the other sides of the river, it jumped on and got the finishing line. Therefore the rat become the first Zodiac and the Ox becomes the second.

Most of us haven't heard the stories about the other 10 animals, but all of us can name out 12 animals in order!

If you have your own countries tale can be shared or you'd like to know ypur Chinese Zodiac, leave the message below!

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Thank yoy for sharing @Meddie! I'll searching for these stories bu the titles! Actially we even heard some of them, like Robinhood!
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Some traditional stories from the UK – look them up to read if you want to find out more! European countries often have a lot of overlap in the stories that we tell (we simply set the same story in a different country but with small twists and changes) so their true country of origin has become lost over time. So perhaps think of this as a list of European stories that most English people will know and think are traditional to the UK, but other Europeans will likely disagree! -St George and the Dragon (a story where there is a dragon that demands human sacrifices each year, but St George miraculously kills it and saves the town. St George is now the patron Saint of England and there is a day to celebrate him on the 29th April.) -Robin Hood (again there are many versions of the story, but they all feature Robin, who is an outlaw living in the woods. He steals from the rich to give to the poor) -The King Arthur legends (the adventures of a mythological king in a world with magic) -The Loch Ness Monster (not much of a story to go with it, but a legend in its own right. The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, is a huge creature that people believe lives in a lake in Scotland. There have been many sightings over the years, but none good enough to prove that it really does exist!)

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