中国传统故事英文版-十二生肖.pptx

Chinese Zodiac Legend has it that the Emperor of Heaven intended to pick up twele animals in order to represent the Chinese zodiac. And he said,The first twelve animals of you who come here the day after tomorrow will be elected.The little animals were so excited while hearing the news. The cat and the mouse were good friends and both of them wanted to take part in the activity. The cat said to the mouse，Lets sign up for it! But I used to get up late, what should I do? The mouse ensured that,It doesnt matter. You could sleep as long as you like. Trust me andI will wake you up tomorrow morning. The next day is the day to sign up. Early in the morning, the little mouse got up immediately while the first sunshine just came in through the window. Oh! It was too early. There was none of animals on the road. The little mouse went out happily, but it forgot to keep its word that it would wake the cat up. Unexpectedly there was a wide and raging river which stopped the little mouses way. So it was worried and said to itself,I cant swim and what can I do? At this time,a cow came to the bank of the river slowly. The cow looked calm without hurry or bustle. It turned out that the cow was able to swim However, the little mouse fluttered about. Suddenly it came a good idea.The mouse went up to the cow and said to it,Brother cow,shall I sing you a song? The cow thought there was still a long way ahead and it was a happy time to listen to a song. So the cow happily agreed with it. So the little mouse jumped onto the cows back and began to sing happily. At the same time the cow had carried the mouse across the river. had As the mouse sang the songs, they arrived at the place where they should sign up.The cow was full of joy because all the other animals had not yet arrived. At the right moment, the mouse jumped from the cows back to the front of the cow and said proudly,I am the first. In this way, the little mouse became the first animal in the Chinese zodiac,while the cow came in