They pull, they pull, they cannot. The fairy tale “Turnip” is a story about strong friendship and mutual assistance
Texts fairy tales Turnip we know five: the textbook folk version, adapted by Alexei Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the strange Afanasyevsky, the simple one by the teacher Ushinsky, and the language-rich version of Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl.
We present all five texts of the Turnip fairy tale here:
Surely, you can find a great variety of different retellings and adaptations of the Turnip fairy tale, because the fairy tale has long become something like a song, it is known by heart and remembered from childhood. The fairy tale has many sequels and parodies.
And yet, the Turnip fairy tale, despite its lightness and even frivolity (it is difficult for children to perceive otherwise), concealed a huge and indisputable truth - joint work and efforts can move mountains, and family and friendship are the greatest value.
Tale Turnip (original)
Grandfather planted a turnip.
The turnip grew very, very big.
Grandfather went to pick turnips:
He pulls and pulls, but he can’t pull it out!
Grandfather called grandma:
grandmother for grandfather,
grandpa for the turnip -
The grandmother called her granddaughter:
granddaughter for grandmother,
grandmother for grandfather,
grandpa for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out!
The granddaughter called Zhuchka:
A bug for my granddaughter,
granddaughter for grandmother,
grandmother for grandfather,
grandpa for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out!
Bug called the cat:
cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
granddaughter for grandmother,
grandmother for grandfather,
grandpa for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out!
The cat called the mouse:
mouse for cat,
cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
granddaughter for grandmother,
grandmother for grandfather,
grandpa for the turnip -
they pull and pull - they pulled out a turnip!
The fairy tale Turnip adapted by A. N. Tolstoy
Grandfather planted a turnip and said:
- Grow, grow, turnip, sweet! Grow, grow, turnip, strong!
The turnip grew sweet, strong, and big.
Grandfather went to pick a turnip: he pulled and pulled, but couldn’t pull it out.
Grandfather called grandma.
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
The grandmother called her granddaughter.
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The granddaughter called Zhuchka.
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
Bug called the cat.
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The cat called the mouse.
A mouse for a cat
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pulled and pulled and pulled out the turnip.
The fairy tale Turnip, adapted by A. N. Afanasyev
The grandfather sowed a turnip; He went to pick a turnip, grabbed the turnip: he pulled and pulled, but couldn’t pull it out! The grandfather called the grandmother; grandma for grandfather, grandfather for turnip, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out! Granddaughter came; granddaughter for grandmother, grandmother for grandfather, grandfather for turnip, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out! The bitch came; a bitch for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out! The leg (?) has arrived. Leg for the bitch, bitch for the granddaughter, granddaughter for the grandmother, grandmother for the grandfather, grandfather for the turnip, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out!
A friend's leg arrived; a friend's leg for a leg, a leg for a bitch, a bitch for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out! (and so on until the fifth leg). The heel came. Five legs for four, four legs for three, three legs for two, two legs for a leg, a leg for a bitch, a bitch for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip, pull and pull: they pulled out the turnip!
The fairy tale Turnip, adapted by K. D. Ushinsky
Grandfather planted a turnip and the turnip grew big, very big.
The grandfather began to pull the turnip out of the ground: he pulled and pulled, but could not pull it out.
The grandfather called the grandmother for help.
Grandma for grandfather, grandfather for turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The grandmother called her granddaughter. The granddaughter for the grandmother, the grandmother for the grandfather, the grandfather for the turnip: they pull and pull, but they cannot pull it out.
The granddaughter called to Zhuchka. A bug for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
Bug called the cat. The cat for the Bug, the Bug for the granddaughter, the granddaughter for the grandmother, the grandmother for the grandfather, the grandfather for the turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The cat clicked the mouse.
The mouse for the cat, the cat for the Bug, the Bug for the granddaughter, the granddaughter for the grandmother, the grandmother for the grandfather, the grandfather for the turnip, they pull and pull - they pulled out the turnip!
The fairy tale Turnip, adapted by V. I. Dahl
There lived an old man and an old woman, and a third granddaughter; spring has come, the snow has melted; So the old woman says: it’s time to dig the garden; “It’s probably time,” the old man said, sharpened his spade and went into the garden.
He dug and dug, went through all the earth little by little and fluffed up the ridges amazingly; The old woman praised the ridge and sowed turnips. The turnip has sprouted, it is growing green and curly, the tops are spreading along the ground, and under the ground the yellow turnip is sulking and filling, rushing up, climbing out of the ground. "What a turnip!" - say the neighbors, looking through the fence! And the grandfather and grandmother and their granddaughter rejoice and say: “We will have something to bake and steam during the fast!”
Then came the Assumption Fast, which is called Mistresses, grandfather wanted to eat the boy’s turnips, he went into the garden, grabbed the turnips by the tops, and well, pulled; pulls, pulls, cannot pull; he shouted to the old woman, the old woman came, grabbed her grandfather and pulled; they pull, they pull together, but they cannot pull the turnips; The granddaughter came, grabbed her grandmother, and the three of them pulled; They pull and pull the turnip, but they cannot pull it out.
The mongrel Zhuchka came running, clung to her granddaughter, and everyone was pulling and pulling, but they couldn’t pull out the turnips!
The old man is out of breath, the old woman is coughing, the granddaughter is crying, the bug is barking; a neighbor came running, grabbed the bug by the tail, the bug by the granddaughter, the granddaughter by the grandmother, the grandmother by the grandfather, the grandfather by the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but they couldn’t pull it out! They pulled and pulled, and when the tops broke, they all fell backwards: grandfather on grandmother, grandmother on granddaughter, granddaughter on the bug, bug on the neighbor, and the neighbor on the ground. Grandma Ah! the grandfather waves his hands, the granddaughter cries, the bug barks, the neighbor rubs the back of his head, and the turnip, as if nothing had happened, sits in the ground!
The neighbor scratched himself and said: oh grandfather, the beard grew but he couldn’t stand it; Give us a spade, let's dig it out of the ground! Then the old man and the old woman guessed, grabbed a spade and, well, picked the turnips; they dug up, took out, shook, but the turnips were such that they wouldn’t fit into any pot; what to do? The old woman took it, put it in a frying pan, baked it, and she and her neighbor ate a quarter of it, and gave the peels to the Bug. That's the whole fairy tale, you can't say more.
Another Russian folk tale, which our parents had to read to us “to the core” in childhood - turnip. And later, when I was reading fairy tales to my children before bed, when asked: “What are we going to read about today?” the answer was often a joyful answer: “about the turnip!” Have you ever had this happen? Well, that means there will be more! 🙂
And yet, it seems, there is no special space left for creativity. But still I tried to somehow revive the classic plot, to introduce something new into it.
Children were always delighted by such small finds; apparently, they were also interested in finding something new in a familiar text every time. So you, when you read a fairy tale about a turnip to your children, also try to somehow revive and complement the canonical plot.
Believe me, your kids will love it! And it’s not at all as difficult as it seems at first glance! 🙂 Now I’ll prove it!
By the way, did you know that the Russian folk tale about the turnip was written down by folklore collector A.N. Afanasyev in Arkhangelsk province? And in the folklore version, the legs are involved in pulling out the turnip: “Another leg came; the other leg behind the leg; leg for the bitch, bitch for the granddaughter, granddaughter for the grandmother, grandmother for the grandfather, they pull and pull, they can’t pull it out!” And only with the arrival of the fifth leg is it possible to defeat the turnip.
There are several parodies and variants based on the plot of the fairy tale “Turnip”. For example, A.P. wrote on the topic of Turnips. Chekhov, V. Kataev, Kir Bulchev, and even.
Today we will not read all the versions of the fairy tale about the turnip, but will limit ourselves to two: the classic one, and as presented by V. Dahl. In which, by the way, the role of the savior mouse is played by... a neighbor!!! Well, now let’s read the fairy tale about the turnip and try to diversify the text.
Russian folktale:
turnip
Once upon a time there lived a grandfather and a woman in a village. One spring my grandfather planted a turnip and said:
- Grow, turnip, grow sweet! Grow, turnip, grow strong!
How much time has passed, but the turnip has grown large, strong, juicy and folded. The grandfather saw how big the turnip had grown, he was delighted, he went to pick the turnip, but he couldn’t pull it out!
Then the grandfather called the grandmother for help. The grandmother came and grabbed hold of the grandfather.
Grandma for grandfather, Grandfather for turnip - They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
Then the grandmother called her granddaughter.
The granddaughter came running to help pull the turnip out of the ground
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
Then the granddaughter called the dog Zhuchka. Bug came running to help pull the turnip out of the ground
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
Then Bug called the cat. The cat came running to help pull the turnip out of the ground
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
And then the cat called the mouse. A mouse came running to help pull the turnip out of the ground
A mouse for a cat
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pulled and pulled - and together they pulled out the turnip!
Grandma cooked porridge from turnips. The porridge turned out to be extremely tasty and sweet. The grandmother set the table and invited everyone who helped pull out the turnip to eat porridge: the piper, the granddaughter, the bug and the cat. And the most important guest at the table was the mouse. Everyone ate the porridge and praised it: oh yes turnip, oh yes grandma!
Well, now the same fairy tale "TURNIP", but in a retelling IN AND. Dalia.
There lived an old man and an old woman, and a third granddaughter; spring has come, the snow has melted; So the old woman says: it’s time to dig the garden; “It’s probably time,” the old man said, sharpened his spade and went into the garden.
He dug and dug, went through all the earth little by little and fluffed up the ridges amazingly; The old woman praised the ridge and sowed turnips.
The turnip has sprouted, it is growing and green and curly, the tops are spreading along the ground, and under the ground the yellow turnip is sulking, rushing up, climbing out of the ground.
What a turnip! say the neighbors, looking through the fence! And grandfather and grandmother and their granddaughter rejoice and say: we will have something to bake and steam during the fast!
Then came the Assumption Fast, which is called Mistresses, grandfather wanted to eat the boy’s turnips, he went into the garden, grabbed the turnips by the tops, and well, pulled; pulls, pulls, cannot pull; he shouted to the old woman, the old woman came, grabbed her grandfather and pulled; they pull, they pull together, but they cannot pull the turnips; The granddaughter came, grabbed her grandmother, and the three of them pulled; They pull and pull the turnip, but they cannot pull it out.
The mongrel bug came running, clung to her granddaughter, and everyone was pulling and pulling, but they couldn’t pull out the turnips! The old man is out of breath, the old woman is coughing, the granddaughter is crying, the bug is barking; a neighbor came running, grabbed the bug by the tail, the bug by the granddaughter, the granddaughter by the grandmother, the grandmother by the grandfather, the grandfather by the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but they couldn’t pull it out!
They pulled and pulled, and when the tops broke, they all fell backwards: grandfather on grandmother, grandmother on granddaughter, granddaughter on the bug, bug on the neighbor, and the neighbor on the ground.
Grandma Ah! the grandfather waves his hands, the granddaughter cries, the bug barks, the neighbor rubs the back of his head, and the turnip, as if nothing had happened, sits in the ground! The neighbor scratched himself and said: oh grandfather, the beard grew but he couldn’t stand it; Give us a spade, let's dig it out of the ground!
Then the old man and the old woman guessed, grabbed a spade and, well, picked the turnips; they dug up, took out, shook, but the turnips were such that they wouldn’t fit into any pot; what to do? The old woman took it, put it in a frying pan, baked it, and she and her neighbor ate a quarter of it, and gave the skins to the bug. That's the whole fairy tale, you can't say more.
However, this is only one fairy tale that has ended, while others have just begun! After all, everyone hides many secrets. For example, you can’t even imagine how many new plot twists a simple game contains. Check it out - you will be amazed! 🙂
IN Russian folk tales people live side by side with domestic and wild animals. In difficult work, in the field, on a hunt or in a dangerous adventure, courtyard or forest dwellers always come to a person's aid.
In the fairy tale "Turnip" is simple life story! Nose beautiful pictures and in large print it is interesting and informative to read. If kids ask their parents what a turnip is? They will be able to talk in detail and in a fascinating way about this common plant.
A turnip is a root vegetable that grows in the ground, like a carrot. It is round, juicy and sweet, and tastes similar to cabbage, radish and radish. In villages, people planted turnips in their gardens and waited for a rich harvest. They kept it in the basement so that they could enjoy delicious summer vegetables in the winter.
In a children's fairy tale, the story begins like this - the grandfather planted a turnip, and the turnip grew big and big. And what happened next can be found out from a book if you ask your mother or grandmother to read a bedtime story.
There is a lot in children's literature interesting characters, but from the story about “Turnip” all the characters are known and very popular. Let's remember who is participating there:
Grandfather - a thrifty peasant, he plants and grows a rich harvest, dreams of fabulously large vegetables;
Grandma - matches her grandfather in everything, she was the first to come running to help when she had to drag a huge turnip;
Granddaughter - a little girl helping old people with housework, she was the second to come to the aid of her grandfather and grandmother;
Dog Bug - yard security, she will always come to the rescue both during the hunt and in the garden;
Cat - a permanent resident in the house and on the street, if necessary, then it will be useful in business.
Mouse - although he is a pest of gardens, he will help in trouble and become last participant in a long line of grandfather's assistants.
Fairy tale for children fun and easy to understand. The text is short and quickly remembered; based on this story, you can organize a home performance, or act out a skit at school and kindergarten.
Benefits for children in Russian fairy tales
For completeness, under the story there is Pictures, which are folded into a filmstrip. Additionally, you can listen to the audio version, it helps develop your imagination and imagine the cartoon in your head.
The narration proceeds with repeated phrases. A chain of characters is gradually built up and similar statements appear in the text: “A bug for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip.” The result is tongue twisters that help develop clear speech and good memory. Parents can work with their children and teach them to quickly pronounce repeated fragments from a fairy tale.
In addition to the narration, vivid illustrations and works of art from Palekh and Fedoskino. They display peasant life and help to vividly imagine the actions and characters from the book. Children, looking at the drawings, will be able to get acquainted with Russian lacquer miniatures and folk crafts of Mstera and Kholuy.
The book is intended For family reading . If children have not yet learned to read, parents or older children will be able to tell, together with the fairy tale characters, what friendship and mutual assistance are, and how they help in difficult situations.
