Doris Orgel

When Rachael breaks her arm, brother Wally gives her his pet box turtle, and as Rachael waits impatiently to have her cast removed she realizes how badly the turtle wants his freedom.

Willow's pet cat Mao relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in the Chinese calendar and why there is no Year of the Cat. Includes end notes on the twelve-year lunar cycle and the Chinese zodiac animals.