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  • Once upon a time there lived a grandfather who was a farmer in a village.

  • He decided to grow a big delicious turnip and sowed a seed.

  • He gave the turnip hearty care every day.

  • After a while the turnip grew so big it was time to harvest.

  • But the turnip was too big for him to pull out from the ground by himself.

  • So he called the grandmother and asked for help.

  • The old farmer grabbed the huge turnip and then his wife grabbed his waist.

  • Both together pulled and pulled.

  • "Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

  • The turnip didn't even move an inch.

  • Next, the grandmother called the grandson to help pull the turnip.

  • Here they were, the three of them pulling together as hard as they could.

  • "Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

  • Still the turnip didn't move: not even one inch.

  • This time the grandson called the dog, and then the dog called the cat.

  • Everybody pulled together harder and harder.

  • The turnip just wouldn't budge.

  • There was nobody left to join the team except for a small mouse.

  • The cat called out to the small mouse,

  • "Please join our tug of war."

  • The small mouse pulled the cat

  • and the cat pulled the dog

  • and the dog pulled the grandson

  • and the grandson pulled the grandmother

  • and the grandmother pulled the grandfather farmer

  • and the old grandfather farmer pulled the huge turnip.

  • "Heave-ho! Heave-ho!" Pull the turnip; here we go!”

  • Surprise!

  • Finally, the turnip came out of the ground.

Once upon a time there lived a grandfather who was a farmer in a village.

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