The Race
In this play, Chris Tse retells a traditional Chinese story about how the twelve animals that make up the Chinese zodiac came to be chosen and how their order was decided.
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Series: School Journal Level 2 May 2017
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: astrology, China, Chinese zodiac, competition, drama, fables, humour, legends, plays, signs of the zodiac, swimming, trickery
The Race
Words by Chris Tse
Illustrations by Ant Sang
All twelve of the Zodiac animals are characters in the play, although only six of them have speaking parts.
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