This book was so interesting! Especially after reading "Sugar" and learning a different story about the Chinese zodiac. I can't think of any fairytale that this parallels, at least none that I've ever been exposed to. This story is about trickery and learning the impact of or words. Rooster doesn't choose his words wisely, foolishly assumes and trusts dragon to give back how antlers after he'd been chosen by the Jade Emperor. This also teaches not to be too cocky (pun intended) and power hungry after gaining some power, shown by the centipede. I love that the book includes a description of each zodiac, I thought it was extremely interesting to read. ( )

I enjoyed many things about this story. First, the illustrations. They are very detailed and colorful, I think readers will be very engaged in the story based on the pictures. Next, at the end of the book is shows all the Chinese Zodiac signs and animals. Children can learn more about each animal and figure out what sign they are. Finally, the main idea of the story is to teach readers how the Emperor chose each of the animals and shows what qualities they have. ( )

This book tells the story about the organ of the Chinese Zodiac. It tells the story about how the emperor chose the animals for each measure of time for the calendar. The rooster is tricked by the centipede to give his antlers to the Dragon. The story tells how this played into the dragon begin apart of the calendar. ( )

This book is about how the chinese zodiac was made. It tells the story of how the chinese calender was made. The king is going to pick out certain animals and the dragon talked the rooster into giving him his antlers so the king would not notice that he is bald. The king picked the both rooster and the dragon. I could ask the students what year they were born and do a project about the animal of their year. ( )

This folklore gives the history on how the Chinese zodiac was formed, and how the rooster lost its antlers. A conniving caterpillar convinced the rooster to give them up to the dragon. I loved how at the end, there is an explanation to the Chinese Zodiac. I would read this during story time during the Chinese new year. Students would have fun trying to figure out their animal sign, and the meaning behind it. ( )