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The Tale of the Turnip
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Retold by Jenny Giles Illustrated by Chantal Stewart
@ Retold by Jenny Giles Illustrated by Chantal Stewart
Once upon a time, an old man planted some turnip seeds.
The sun shone and the rain fell and soon the seeds began to grow.
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But one of the turnips grew bigger than the others. It grew and it grew was enormous.
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One day, the old man said, "Let us have some turnip soup." And he went out into the garden to pull up the enormous turnip.
He pulled and he pulled but the enormous turnip would not come up out of the ground.
So the old rnan asked his wife to corne and help hirn. The old held on and the held on
woman to the old rnan, old rnan to the turnip.
They pulled and they pulled, and they both gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out.
So the old woman asked the little boy to come and help. The little boy held on to the old woman, and the old woman held on to the old man, and the old man held on to the turnip.
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out.
So the little boy asked the little girl to come and help. The little girl held on to the little boy, and the little boy held on to the old woman, and the old woman held on to the old man, and the old man held on to the turnip.
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out.
So the little girl asked the cat to come and help. The cat held on and the held on and the held on and the held on and the held on
to the little girl, little girl to the little boy, little boy to the old woman, old woman to the old man, old man to the turnip.
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out.
So the cat asked a little mouse to come and help. The mouse held on to the cat, and the cat held on to the little girl, and the little girl held on to the little boy,
and the held on and the held on and the held on
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little boy to the old woman, old woman to the old man, old man to the turnip.
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout .
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And this time, yes this time, the turnip came out.
And that night, the old man and the old woman and the little boy and the little girl 1 and the cat )� and the mouse ' � I
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all had turnip soup for dinner. 20
A play
The Tale of the .Turnip People in the play
Narrator
Old
Man
Old
Woman
Little Boy
Little Girl
Cat
Mouse
Narrator
Once upon a time, an old man planted some turnip seeds. The sun shone and the rain fell and soon the seeds began to grow. But one turnip grew bigger than all the others. It grew and grew until it w as enormous.
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Old Man
Let's have some turnip soup. I'll go out into the garden and pull up the enormous turnip.
Narrator
The old man pulled and pulled but the enormous turnip would not come up out of the ground. So he called to his wife to come and help him. 2
Narrator
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out. So the little boy called to the little girl. Little Boy
Litt]e girl! Little girl! Please come and help us pull up the enormous turnip. Little Girl
I will hold on to you. 2
Little Boy
I will hold on to the old woman. Old VVoman
I will hold on to the old man. Old Man
And I will hold on to the turnip. Narrator
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout, but they still couldn't make the big turnip come out. So the little girl called to the cat. 27
Little Girl
Cat! Cat! Please come and help us pull up the enormous turnip.
Cat
I will hold on to y ou.
Little Girl
I will hold on to the little boy.
Little Boy
I will ho]d on to the old woman.
Cat
Mouse! Mouse! Please come and help us pull up the enormous turnip! Mouse
I will hold on to you. Cat
I will hold on to the little girl. Little Girl
I will hold on to the little boy. little Boy
I will hold on to the old woman. 30
Old Y/oman
I will hold on to the old man. Old Man
And I will hold on to the turnip. Narrator
They pulled and they pulled, and they all gave a shout. And this time, yes this time, the turnip came out! All
Hoor y! Hooray!
At la t the turnip is out! 31
Narrator
And that night, the old man and the old woman and the little boy and the little gir1 and the cat and the mouse all had turnip soup for dinner.
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