The Chinese Horoscope
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="cycles">cycles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ox">ox</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ox">ox</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="horoscope">horoscope</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horoscope">horoscope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> "<span word="birth">birth</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="alike">alike</span>". <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> "<span word="sheng">sheng</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="hsiao">hsiao</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p>
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