| Audio | Visual |
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| The Turnip: a Russian Folk Tale Retold by Starfall. Illustrated by Craig Deeley. |
A drawing of a giant turnip. It has a purple top and long leaves. |
| A farmer planted a turnip. It got bigger, and bigger, and bigger. One day the farmer said, "I am going to pull up that big turnip." He pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up. |
A farmer holds his chin and thinks as he looks at the giant turnip. |
| The farmer called his wife. "Please help me!" he cried. "Hold on to me. Pull when I pull." The farmer pulled on the turnip. The wife pulled on the farmer. They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up. The wife called her child. "Please help us!" she cried. "Hold on to me. Pull when I pull." |
The farmer, the wife, and the child sweat as they work to pull up the turnip. |
| The farmer pulled on the turnip. The wife pulled the farmer. The child pulled the wife. They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up. The child called a dog. "Please help us!" she cried. "Hold on to me. Pull when I pull." |
The farmer and the wife rest. The child calls to a dog. |
| The farmer pulled on the turnip. The wife pulled the farmer. The child pulled the wife. The dog pulled the child. They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up. The dog called a cat. "Please help us!" he cried. "Hold on to me. Pull when I pull." The farmer pulled on the turnip. The wife pulled the farmer. The child pulled the wife. The dog pulled the child. The cat pulled the dog. They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up. |
The cat watches as the farmer, wife, child and dog pull. |
| The cat called a mouse. "Please help us!" she cried. "Hold on to me. Pull when I pull." The farmer pulled on the turnip. The wife pulled the farmer. The child pulled the wife. The dog pulled the child. The cat pulled the dog. The mouse pulled the cat. They pulled and pulled, and... |
The mouse watches as the others line up and pull on the turnip. |
| Pop! The turnip came up! | They all smile and fall backwards as the turnip pops out of the ground! |
| The End | The turnip is shown with its roots out of the ground. |