The Zodiac Twelve

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Tzi Ma (Five Blind Dates, Interior Chinatown) and Jimmy Wong (Mulan, Wish Dragon) co-star in an action-packed legend about the origin of the Chinese zodiac animals.

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0:49.2	WBUR Podcasts, Boston. According to the Chinese calendar, this week marks the start of a new year, the year of the snake.
1:02.8	The Chinese calendar works in a repeating cycle of 12 years known as the zodiac.
1:08.7	Each year is represented by a different animal, and it's believed that if
1:13.0	you're born in a given year, you'll have the personality traits of that year's animal. So if you're
1:18.9	born in the year of the snake, for instance, you're said to be especially intelligent and mysterious.
1:26.0	But how did the Chinese zodiac come about?
1:28.3	And how did its 12 animals get selected?
1:32.3	In today's story, we'll find out.
1:39.3	I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:48.2	Today, our story is called The Zodiac 12.
1:51.9	Versions of this tale come from the East Asian country of China.
1:57.9	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folk tale, including
2:02.6	Thai Ma and Jimmy Wong. Veteran actor Tai Ma has appeared in numerous films, including
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