Once upon a time in Russia, an old
man had just been to the market.
On the way back he found a turnip seed in a sealed bag. When he got home he decided to plant
it. He watered it every day.
The next morning, the old man went
outside to check on the turnip.
OMG! Guess what he
saw! He saw the biggest turnip in
the world. So he decided to
harvest it. He heaved and heaved
with all his might, but the turnip would not budge.
He decided to call his wife. His wife came running out. She held the little old mans back and
pulled and heaved, but the turnip would not budge.
The farmers wife decided to call her
son. Her son came running out and
held onto the farmers wife’s back.
They pulled and heaved with all their might, but the turnip would not
budge.
The farmers son decided to call his
dog to come and help. The dog held
the farmers son. The farmers son
held the farmers wife. And the
farmers wife held the farmer. And
the farmer held the turnip. They
pulled and heaved with all their might, but the turnip would not budge.
A little mouse came along. “I can help you,” he said.
Everyone turned around and
laughed. “You can not help
us. You’re way too small.”
“Oh yes I can,” said the mouse, and
he grabbed onto the dogs tail.
They all pulled and heaved with all their might.
The turnip popped out of the
ground. Everyone toppled on top of
each other and got caked in mud.
“Hooray!” everyone shouted. “I guess it’s turnip soup for dinner.”
The farmers wife took the turnip
inside to clean it. Then she cut
it up into little pieces and dropped it in the pot to cook. She invited some friends to share the
feast with.
They all sat down at the table and
ate some lovely turnip soup.
“Mmmmmmmm, yummy!”
