The Sheep is the eighth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Sheep and Deer set off together, but they needed to cross a river. There were no boats available, so they had to swim across. The Deer couldnβt take it and gave up. Sheep struggled on by himself and finally made it to the party as eighth place. πππ