1. 十二生肖Chinese Zodiac By: Kerrie Ngo, Michelle Yang & Ronald Leung

2. 老鼠 Rat • First lucky animal of chinese zodiac • Adaptable and popular with others • Clever and adorable • Thoughtful and curious • Smart and wealthy • Lack of concentration/stability • Refuse to be influence • Compatibility w/ Ox,Dragon, and Monkey • Avoid: Rooster, Horse, and Rabbit

3. 牛 Ox • A born leader • A source of comfort for an ox and their friends and family • A strong,tender, and affectionate partner • Responsible and loyal • Are hardworking and persistent • Believe in themselves • Compatibility w/ Rat,Snake,Pig and Rooster • Avoid: Horse, Dog, and Sheep

4. 虎 Tiger • Brave, cruel,forceful, and terrifying • Symbol of power • Active and good at expressing themselves • Likes to challenge and speed • Protect themselves than others • Tolerant and respected • Women under Tiger are intelligent and faithful • Easy to win others trust • Compatibility w/ Horse and Dog • Avoid: Snake and Monkey

5. 兔子 Rabbit • Biggest threat to success is one’s emotions • Gets influenza or the cold easily during the winter time • Represents hope • Tender and lovely • Gentle, sensitive, compassionate, modest, and merciful • Gets angry easily • Soft spoken • Compatibility w/ Sheep, Pig, and Dog • Avoid: Rat and Dragon

6. 龙 Dragon • One of the most luckiest and most powerful zodiac signs • Often center of attention • Considered to have a lot of luck with love • Has a very high reputation in China • token of success, dignity, honor, etc. • Most people born the year of the dragon are often leaders • Hates being manipulated • Somewhat arrogant and impatient • Compatibility w/ Rat, Monkey, Rooster • Avoid: Ox, Rabbit, and Dog

7. 蛇 Snake • Born Charming and popular • Do lie when they can get away with it • Has good luck • Excellent manners • Make their own decisions quickly and firmly • careful and generous with friends/ family • Are never noisy or outspoken • Compatibility w/ Ox and Rooster • Avoid: Tiger and Pig

8. 马 Horse • Are energetic and fond of travel • Yearn for independence and freedom • Are clever and kind to others • Talk too much but are cheerful,talented,earthy and stubborn • Like to entertain • Usually impatient • Strong endurance but with bad temper • Compatibility w/ Tiger, Sheep, and Dog • Avoid: Rat, Ox, and Rabbit

9. 羊 Goat • Mostly what people like • Gentle and good-natured character • dreams of living under protection • Handy and likes to work with hands, if its art • Loses its interest when its cleaning the house • Want to find the right person with details • Compatibility w/ Rabbit, Horse, and Pig • Avoid:Ox and Dog

10. 猴子 Monkey • A party animal • Charming and energetic • Crave fun activities and stimulation • Know how to have a good time • Good listeners and take care of complicated situations with ease • Adore Bananas • Compatibility w/ Rat, Dragon, and Snake • Avoid: Tiger and Pig

11. 鸡 Rooster • Carries evil spirits • Honest, bright, communicative, capable • and warm- hearted • Strong self - respect and rely on others • Born pretty/handsome • Quick and has a hot temper • Like to be busy and neat • Compatibility w/ Ox, Dragon, and Snake • Avoid: Rat, Rabbit, and Dog

12. 狗 Dog • Good leaders • Know how to keep secrets • Inspire other people’s confidence • Man’s best friend • Straight forward character • Symbolizes fortune • Compatibility w/ Tiger, Rabbit, and Horse • Avoid: Ox, Dragon, and Sheep

13. 猪 Pig • Honest and frank • Likes sleeping and eating • Believes itself • Quick tempered • Kind and light hearted • Compatibility w/ Sheep and Rabbit • Avoid: Snake, Monkey, and Pig

14. Questions 1. Which zodiac animal is a party animal and loves fun activities? A: Monkey 2. Which zodiac animal was first in the year? A: Rat 3.Which zodiac animal is the most luckiest and powerful of the zodiac sign? A: Dragon 4. Which zodiac animal likes to sleep and eat? A: Pig

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