A mean and grumpy giant who lives in the clouds has stolen the villagers' possessions. When Jack discovers a beanstalk that reaches up to the clouds, he climbs up it to get their stolen things back. Will he manage to get away from the giant? 

Many years ago, the Jade Emperor of China held a race across a great river to decide the order of the years of the zodiac. The emperor invited all the animals of the world, but only 12 chose to race. 

Some of the animals are clever and crafty - some are easily distracted, but they all make it across the river, and the emperor rewards each animal by naming a year in the zodiac after each one.