Long ago, the gods sent a letter to all the animals.
"Come to me on New Year's morning. The first twelve animals shall each have a year named after them."
Every animal looked forward to that day.
The cat asked the mouse, "What day was it again?"
The mouse lied on purpose: "It is the second."
On New Year's morning the ox, who walked slowly, left home earlier than anyone.
The mouse quietly climbed onto the ox's back.
Just before they arrived, the mouse jumped down and ran ahead to finish first.
The ox was second, the tiger third and the rabbit fourth.
After them came the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the boar.
And so the twelve animals were decided.
The cat came a day late, and so could not join the twelve.
And from that day to this, the cat still chases the mouse.
Do you know which animal's year this one is?
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