The enormous turnip

The Enormous Turnip

“Wake up, lazy old man!” says the old lady.

“Here are some turnip seeds. The sun is up.

The sky is blue. Go and plant the turnip seeds. ”

“I dig, dig, dig…I dig a hole, ”sings the old man.

“I drop, drop, drop…I drop the seeds.”

“It is raining, ”says the turnip seeds.

They are happy.

They sing, ”Rain, rain. Drop, drop, drop. We get bigger. UP, up, up.”“Look at me! I am tall,” says turnip 1.

“I am very tall, ”says turnip 2.

“I am very, very tall,” says turnip 3 .

“No, look at me! I am enormous!”says turnip 4.

“Wow!”shouts the old man.

“What an enormous turnip! I want to eat it for dinner.”

The old man pulls the enormous turnip.

He pulls up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But he can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The old man looks for help.

“Old lady!”he says. “Come here, please.

Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The old lady pulls the old man, and the old man pulls the enormous turnip. They pull up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But they can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The old lady looks for help. “Little boy!”she says.

“Come here, please.

Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The little boy pulls the old lady,

the old lady pulls the old man, and the old man pulls the enormous turnip. They pull up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But they can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The little boy looks for help.

“Little girl!”he says.“Come here, please.

Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The little girl pulls the little boy, the little boy pulls the old lady,the old lady pulls the old man, and the old man pulls the enormous turnip. They pull up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But they can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The little girl looks for help.

“Hey, big dog!”she says.“Come here, please.

Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The big dog pulls the little girl, the little girl pulls the little boy, the little boy pulls the old lady,

the old lady pulls the old man, and the old man pulls the enormous turnip. They pull up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But they can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The big dog looks for help.

“Hi, fat cat!”he says.“Come here, please.

Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The fat cat pulls the big dog, the big dog pulls the little girl, the little girl pulls the little boy, the little boy pulls the old lady,the old lady pulls the old man, and the old man pulls the enormous turnip.

They pull up, down, right, left. Hmmmmph …

But they can’t pull up the enormous turnip.

The fat cat looks for help.

”Hello, tiny mouse,”she says.”Come here,please. Let’s pull up the enormous turnip.”

The tiny mouse pulls the fat cat, the fat cat pulls the big dog, the big dog pulls the little girl, the little girl pulls the little boy, the little boy pulls the old lady, the old lady pulls the old man,

and the old man pulls the enormous turnip.

They pull up, down, right, left…

Out pops the enormous turnip!“Hurry!”they shout.

They all sit down for an enormous turnip dinner.

“Yum! Yum! What a tasty turnip!”they say.