The Enormous Turnip Bedtime Story (Gentle + Personalized)

Grandfather planted a turnip seed and said, "Grow sweet, grow strong." And my, did it listen. By harvest time the turnip was enormous — round as the moon and twice as stubborn. Grandfather pulled. The turnip stayed. "One more pair of hands!" Grandmother held Grandfather. They pulled. The turnip stayed. "One more!" The granddaughter held Grandmother. Pull… no. The dog held the granddaughter. Pull… nope. The cat held the dog — imagine that — pull… not yet. Then the smallest mouse in the garden took hold of the cat's tail. "Together," squeaked the mouse, "one… more… PULL!" Pop! Out came the turnip, and down they all sat, laughing in a warm heap under the evening sky. That night there was golden turnip soup for everyone — the mouse had the first bowl — and six helpers yawned six sizes of yawn. The biggest work is light, they agreed, when everyone lends a paw. And one by one by one, they all fell asleep.