Level 1 巨大的萝卜 The Enormous Turnip

The Enormous Turnip

Retold by Ruth Hobart Copyright: Black Cat Publishing

Mr Johnson has got a big garden. There are flowers and fruit trees in the garden.

There are vegetables under the trees. Mr Johnson has got a seed.

It's a small turnip seed. He puts the seed into the earth and goes to bed.

In the night, the turnip grows and grows and grows. It grows very, very big. It's ENORMOUS!

In the morning, Mr Johnson is in the garden. He puts his hand on the enormous turnip.

" What a wonderful, enormous turnip! " he says. Mr Johnsen pulls the turnip… but, nothing happens!

He pulls and he pulls. But… nothing happens! The turnip is too big!

Mr Johnson calls his wife, Lizzie. " Come here, Lizzie! Come and helped me!