"The Chinese zodiac"
by
Nat China 
Once there were 12 animals. They always fought with each other
to see who would be the first on the CHinese zodiac.The emperor
had enough. He decided there would be a great race. The rat trained
very hard while the others slpet. On the day of the race, the
ox was ahead. Rat wanted to win. But there was a long river.
Rat was smart. He stood on an un derwater rock and pretended
to drown. The ox brought him to the othere side and he won.
The End
Story teller: Nat, age 10, China