①_____ Korea,  people often say,

"When were you born? What's the ②_______ of the year?"

"I was born in the Year of the Horse.

People also say,

"She is so clever. She was born in the Year of the ③______."

"Were you born in the Year of the ④______? You are diligent and honest."

"He's so funny. Maybe he was born in the Year of the ⑤______."

Do you believe that?

Were you born before the Year of the Monkey and after the Year of the Horse? Then you were born in the Year of the ⑥______. You will become a good artist.

In the Korean calendar ⑦_______ years make a cycle. Each of them has a ⑧______ of an animal.

These twelve animals are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.

After the Year of the ⑨______, the Year of the Rat comes again. Do you know the story about these twelve animals?