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Hi there boys and girls! It's Folk Tale Time at Cool School.

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This one is called The Great Race.

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You ready?

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Ok!

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On your mark, get set, let's go!

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Legend has it that once upon a time,

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many, many, many, many, many, maaany years ago,

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in Ancient China, there was a rat.

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That's me!

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Not just any rat.

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This rat was the WORST swimmer in the world!

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Hey, the cat's a bad swimmer too!

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That's true...

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There was also a cat that couldn't swim.

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Gimme a break!

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Everybody knows cats don't like water.

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Also true.

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Nevertheless, there was to be a great race across the river,

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and so the cat and the rat were just gonna have to get wet.

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See, the Jade Emperor,

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the guy who pretty much ruled everything,

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had called a meeting of the animals

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The Emperor was going to honor the first 12 animals to get across the river

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with their very own year!

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Picture that: the Year of the Rat!

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Got a nice ring to it...

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I prefer Year of the Cat!

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Okay, let's skip ahead to the day of the big race.

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So many animals were there!

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There was a rabbit,

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a goat,

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a pig,

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a rooster,

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a snake,

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a horse,

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a dog,

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a monkey,

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a tiger,

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an ox,

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and a flying dragon.

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The cat and the rat knew they didn't stand a chance.

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So they hatched a clever plan to hitch a ride on another animal!

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The dog was the fastest swimmer,

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but the cat and the dog fought like, well, cats and dogs.

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So that wouldn't work...

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The flying dragon COULD get them there,

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but the rat was afraid of heights!

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Finally, they settled on the ox.

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The ox was fast, strong, and the cat and the rat knew they would trick him!

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Hey ox! You wanna hear us sing a song?

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Yeah! I love moosic!

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Did you like it?

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Gee guys, I couldn't hear it.

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Well, let us hop onto your back and we'll sing it into your ear!

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Okay!

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The cat and the rat hopped onto the ox's back

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just as the race began!

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Their plan was working!

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On your mark... Get set... Go!

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Can you hear us now?

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No.

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Now??

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Nuh-uh

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What about now?

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Nope... but I do hear a thumping sound.

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It was a rabbit! The rabbit was hopping across the river from stone to stone!

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Ah! Hurry ox!

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But then the rabbit missed a stone

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and instead landed on a floating log.

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Haha! Bye bye rabbit!

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Then they saw the tiger, coming up behind them

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then the dragon,

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then the horse!

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Giddy-up ox! Hya!

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Ya!

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Weird that I can hear THAT and not your song, right?

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Yeah yeah, life's a mystery.

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Keep swimming!

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MS. BOOKSY: Poor, sweet ox.

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The cat and the rat were not being very nice!

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Meanwhile, three totally very nice animals

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the goat, the rooster, and the monkey,

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were still on shore trying to figure out how they could get across the river.

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Not one of them could swim!

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Just as they were about to give up,

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the rooster spotted a raft!

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The three of them pulled it to the river,

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hopped in, and worked together to make it across.

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They even offered a ride to the dog, but she said

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No thank you!

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But you're WAY behind!

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You'll lose!

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Puh-lease, I'm like the fastest swimmer ever!

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I'll be fine.

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MS. BOOKSY: Then they saw the pig on a raft, having a snack!

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What? I got hungry...

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I guess they never read The Tortoise and the Hare!

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MS. BOOKSY: On the other side of the river,

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the ox was JUST about to cross the finish line,

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when that rascally-rat pushed the cat into the water!

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Nooooo!

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And then jumped on the shore right past the ox to win the race!

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And so, the Year of the Rat officially became a thing.

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The ox crossed next,

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then the tiger,

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and the rabbit,

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followed by the flying dragon.

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Ha ha! I beat the dragon??

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I'm the best! Nobody beats me!

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MS. BOOKSY: The dragon explained

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that she had seen the little rabbit floating in the wrong direction

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and had stopped to help him.

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Well done, dragon!

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I am honored to name the 6th year after you!

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Yeah, but I got first place!

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Did you know THAT, dragon?

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Next, the horse and snake made it across the river,

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followed by the rooster, monkey, and goat in their little raft.

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Bravo!

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I love teamwork!

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Teamwork, shmeamwork.

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I'm the real champion.

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MS. BOOKSY: After the pig and dog finally crossed the finish line,

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the Jade Emperor invited all the animals to his palace for a party.

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The rat stayed behind a moment

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because he wanted to make a grand entrance, like this:

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MS. BOOKSY: But, before he could,

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he heard a familiar meow.

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Meooow

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Remember me?

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Uh-oh...

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Hm, is this their song?

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I don't think I like it!

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MS BOOKSY: The cat and the rat fought all night,

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while the rest of the animals had an awesome time,

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celebrating with the Jade Emperor.

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To this day, people still celebrate the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

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Oh yeah, and cats and rats still don't get along!

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The End.

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