Once upon a time there was a little old man and a little old woman.  They lived in a house with an enormous garden.
One day they were planting some seeds when a friendly robin, with a bright red chest, jumped down to see what they were doing.
"Now leave those seeds alone, Robin. They're turnip seeds and I just love turnips!" said the little old man. "White, round, big, juicy turnips!"
The sun shone, the rain rained and one by one the turnips grew. The stems grew up, tall and straight, with shiny green leaves. And silently, deep in the ground, the turnips were growing rounder and bigger.
"I think it's time to pull up our turnips," said the little old man.
"Oh good!" said the little old woman. "Then I can make some delicious turnip soup."
It was a lovely, sunny day and the friendly robin pecked at the biggest turnip top. "Now leave that alone, Robin," said the little old man, "It's too big for you!"
So the old man and the old woman pulled at the biggest turnip top. They pulled and pulled and they tugged and tugged but the turnip would not come out of the ground!
Their neighbour, Farmer Straw, was passing by. "You look like you could do with some help," he said.
So the farmer pulled, the old woman pulled and the old man pulled but it was no good.
"This turnip is really huge!" said the old man, "We need more help."
So the farmer whistled to his dog and sheep.
Then the dog pulled, the sheep pulled, the farmer pulled, the old woman pulled and the old man pulled. "It's no good!" said the old man, "Where can we get more help?"
Suddenly they heard a whistle and the friendly robin, with the bright red chest, flew down and tugged at the dog's tail.
So the robin pulled, the dog pulled, the sheep pulled…
.…the farmer pulled, the old woman pulled and the old man pulled and out came the enormous turnip.
None of them had seen a turnip so big!
The little old woman made a huge pot of turnip soup and there was still some left for the friendly robin.