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Let’s take a trip. We will go to a place before time. The Jade Emperor rules over the Heavens. He is kind. He is wise.

我们去旅行吧。我们将在时间之前去一个地方。玉皇大帝统治天下。他很善良。他很聪明。

The Jade Emperor wants a way to tell time. He makes hours and days.

玉皇大帝想制定一个计算时间的方式。他创造了小时和天。

He makes months and years. Each year has twelve months. Twelve years make one cycle.

他创造月份和年份。一年有十二个月。十二年为一个周期。

He wants to name the years in each cycle. He is not sure what to name them. Then he sees the animals.

他想给每个周期的年份命名。他不确定该给它们起什么名字。然后他看到了动物。

“ I will have a race! ” he says. “ The first twelve animals to finish the race will have a year named for them! ”

“我要比赛!”他说。“前12只完成比赛的动物将有一个以他们的名字命名的年份!”

The animals hear about the race. They can’t wait!

动物们听说了比赛。他们等不及了!