The Long and the Short of Ox Tales: Many versions of the Zodiac

From: AsianWeek | Date: February 27, 1997 | Copyright information


AsianWeek

02-27-1997

The Long and the Short of Ox Tales: Many versions of the Zodiac legend.

While no one seems to agree on the precise details of how the ox came to be the second animal in the Chinese astrological calendar, most of folklore blames the stocky beast of burden for his defeat and the rat's victory.

One version of the myth is retold in Cat and Rat, The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Ed Young. The Jade Emperor invited all the animals of th...

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