the Jade Emperor held a race for the animals on his birthday — and the rank in which the animals crossed the line to the heavenly gate determined the order of the signs in the Chinese zodiac.

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Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig ... the Emperor named a year in the zodiac after each one, while the race would determine the order each animal would be placed.