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Long ago, in China, the
Jade Emperor thought he
needed to find a way of
keeping track of each
year so he decided to
make a zodiac.
He thought he should name
every year after a different
animal.
But there were so many animals, the
Jade Emperor could not decide which
one should be first.
So, he decided to have a swimming
race to help him choose.
The Emperor invited thirteen animals down to
the river to take part. He needed to choose
twelve animals for his zodiac.
There was… the tiger…
the rat…
the dog…
the snake…
the rabbit…
the boar…
…the monkey
the ox…
…the rooster
the goat…
…the horse
…and the dragon.
the cat…
The animals lined up for the race.
The Emperor explained that the winner would
be the first one to have a year named after it.
The cat and rat realised
that their swimming was
not good enough for them
to win the race.
So they asked the
strong, kindly ox if they
could jump on his back.
The ox was a very
kind creature and
agreed to help the
cat and rat.
The race started and the ox was soon
ahead.
The ox was nearly on the
other side of the river
when there was a big
splash!
The sneaky rat had pushed the cat
back into the water.
Then, as the ox turned around to look, the
rat jumped off his back onto the riverbank.
The rat had won the race and the ox
finished second.
Next came the tiger and he was
followed by……
…the rabbit, who had bounced across
stones and logs.
The next animal to finish was the
mighty dragon.
The dragon could easily
have come first put he
was too busy helping
others.
The snake and the horse came sixth
and seventh.
Unfortunately the horse
had been frightened by the
snake and the snake had
managed to sneak ahead.
Then the Emperor could see a small
raft arriving at the riverbank.
The goat, monkey and rooster had
worked as a team.
The Emperor was
very pleased.
Just then two more animals
approached the riverbank.
The dog was one of the best swimmers but had
taken his time by stopping to have a bath in the
river’s clear water!
The boar had been
slow because he had
fallen asleep!
Although the Emperor now had
twelve animals to use on his zodiac,
there was still one animal missing.
It was the cat.
The rat had pushed her off the ox with such
force that she had ended up a long way from
the riverbank.
The cat was very
angry and vowed never
to be friends with a
rat again.
And that is the story
of the Chinese
zodiac.
Backgrounds available from www.animationfactory.com
Clip Art ©Phillip Martin, 2006
http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm
and www.graphicsfactory.com
Presentation ©
www.communication4all.co.uk

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chinese-zodiac-animals-story-reading-comprehension-exercises_75536.ppt

  • 1.
  • 2. Long ago, in China, the Jade Emperor thought he needed to find a way of keeping track of each year so he decided to make a zodiac. He thought he should name every year after a different animal.
  • 3. But there were so many animals, the Jade Emperor could not decide which one should be first. So, he decided to have a swimming race to help him choose. The Emperor invited thirteen animals down to the river to take part. He needed to choose twelve animals for his zodiac.
  • 4. There was… the tiger… the rat… the dog… the snake… the rabbit… the boar… …the monkey the ox… …the rooster the goat… …the horse …and the dragon. the cat…
  • 5. The animals lined up for the race. The Emperor explained that the winner would be the first one to have a year named after it. The cat and rat realised that their swimming was not good enough for them to win the race. So they asked the strong, kindly ox if they could jump on his back.
  • 6. The ox was a very kind creature and agreed to help the cat and rat. The race started and the ox was soon ahead. The ox was nearly on the other side of the river when there was a big splash!
  • 7. The sneaky rat had pushed the cat back into the water. Then, as the ox turned around to look, the rat jumped off his back onto the riverbank. The rat had won the race and the ox finished second.
  • 8. Next came the tiger and he was followed by…… …the rabbit, who had bounced across stones and logs.
  • 9. The next animal to finish was the mighty dragon. The dragon could easily have come first put he was too busy helping others.
  • 10. The snake and the horse came sixth and seventh. Unfortunately the horse had been frightened by the snake and the snake had managed to sneak ahead.
  • 11. Then the Emperor could see a small raft arriving at the riverbank. The goat, monkey and rooster had worked as a team. The Emperor was very pleased.
  • 12. Just then two more animals approached the riverbank. The dog was one of the best swimmers but had taken his time by stopping to have a bath in the river’s clear water! The boar had been slow because he had fallen asleep!
  • 13. Although the Emperor now had twelve animals to use on his zodiac, there was still one animal missing. It was the cat. The rat had pushed her off the ox with such force that she had ended up a long way from the riverbank. The cat was very angry and vowed never to be friends with a rat again.
  • 14. And that is the story of the Chinese zodiac.
  • 15. Backgrounds available from www.animationfactory.com Clip Art ©Phillip Martin, 2006 http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm and www.graphicsfactory.com Presentation © www.communication4all.co.uk