In southwestern China’s Sichuan province, locals consume about 95 per cent of the country’s rabbits. This has led to a joke that no rabbit can leave Sichuan alive. Besides the plant-eating ...

‘I don’t intend to,’ said the Rabbit, and he hopped onto a log that was floating in the river. The Ox and the Rat were nearly there. ‘One last push!’ shouted the Rat. ‘It’s easy for ...

Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox and rat. As a reward for turning up, the Emperor named a year in the zodiac ...