In Chinese culture, a calendar year is marked by an animal from the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle of 12 years. How were the 12 animals in the zodiac decided? A great race was declared among all the animals. The race was exciting, with each animal demonstrating unique characteristics and determination to be represented in the zodiac.

© 2020 by Wong Swee Yean. Published in paper format in Singapore by World Scientific Publishing, recorded by Storyside 2020.