Once upon a time, there lived a grandfather and a grandmother. In spring, Grandfather planted a tiny turnip seed in the garden.
Grandfather watered the garden bed, the sun warmed it, and the rain washed it. And a turnip grew: very, very big, round, yellow, with a green tail.
Grandfather went to pull up the turnip. He took hold of the tail, pulled and pulled, but he could not pull it out.
Grandfather called Grandmother:
“Grandmother, please help me!”
Grandmother took hold of Grandfather, and Grandfather took hold of the turnip. They pulled and pulled, but they could not pull it out.
Grandmother called the granddaughter:
“Dear granddaughter, please help us!”
The granddaughter took hold of Grandmother, Grandmother took hold of Grandfather, and Grandfather took hold of the turnip. They pulled and pulled, but they could not pull it out.
The granddaughter called Zhuchka the dog:
“Zhuchka, please help us!”
Zhuchka took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of Grandmother, Grandmother took hold of Grandfather, and Grandfather took hold of the turnip. They pulled and pulled, but they could not pull it out.
Zhuchka called Murka the cat:
“Murka, please help us!”
Murka took hold of Zhuchka, Zhuchka took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of Grandmother, Grandmother took hold of Grandfather, and Grandfather took hold of the turnip. They pulled and pulled, but they could not pull it out.
Murka called the little mouse:
“Little mouse, please help us!”
The mouse took hold of Murka, Murka took hold of Zhuchka, Zhuchka took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of Grandmother, Grandmother took hold of Grandfather, and Grandfather took hold of the turnip.
One, two, three! They all pulled together and pulled out the turnip!
Grandfather, Grandmother, the granddaughter, Zhuchka, Murka, and the mouse were so happy. Even the tiny mouse had helped with a big job.
That evening, everyone sat at the table and said to one another:
“Thank you for helping! When we are together, everything works out.”
The End.