… Emperor (the Emperor of the Heavens created a calendar based on the twelve-year cycle that would allow humans to measure time. To celebrate this feat, he summoned the animals of the world to a Great Race, in which the animals would have to cross a river to a designated finish line. The order in which they completed the race would determine the order of the calendar. The race began at dawn. Back then, the Cat and the Rat were … the Rat jumped off the Ox’s head, securing the first position in the race ahead of the Ox. The Ox was able to capture the second position. After came the Tiger, followed by the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the …