One day a grandfather sowed the turnip and
poured some water on the bed.
Then he said the turnip to grow big and sweet.
All summer the turnip was growing.
And then it had grown strong.
Its juice had become sweet.
All leafy tops of the turnip had been
higher than the grandfather.
The root of the turnip had become very big such as
a large tree stump.
Then the grandfather came to pull the turnip out
of the ground for the dinner soup.
He pulled the turnip this way and that,
but could not pull.
The grandfather called the grandmother to
the garden: then they began to pull the turnip:
the grandmother pulled the grandfather;
the grandfather pulled the turnip itself.
They pulled the turnip this way and that,
but could not pull.
The grandmother called her granddaughter to
the garden. She came at once.
In order, in single file they began to
pull the turnip: the granddaughter pulled the grandmother,
the grandmother pulled the grandfather,
the grandfather pulled the turnip itself.
They pulled the turnip this way and that,
but could not pull.
The granddaughter called
the dog to the garden. He came at once.
In order, in single file they began to
pull the turnip: the dog pulled the granddaughter,
the granddaughter pulled the grandmother,
the grandmother pulled the grandfather,
the grandfather pulled the turnip itself.
They pulled the turnip this way and that,
but could not pull.
The dog called the cat.
She came at once.
In single file they began to pull the turnip:
the cat pulled the dog,
the dog pulled the granddaughter,
the granddaughter pulled the grandmother,
the grandmother pulled the grandfather,
the grandfather pulled the turnip itself.
They pulled the turnip this way and that, but could not pull.
The cat called the mouse.
She came at once.
In single file they began to pull the turnip:
though the mouse was as small as a palm,
she pulled the cat,
the cat pulled the dog,
the dog pulled the granddaughter,
the granddaughter pulled the grandmother,
the grandmother pulled the grandfather,
the grandfather pulled the turnip itself.
They pulled the turnip this way and that.
and pulled it out of the ground like that.