Turnip (Ripka) - Ukrainian folk tale

Turnip (Ripka) - Ukrainian folk tale
Once upon a time, there was a grandfather Andrushka, and he had a grandmother Marushka, and in the grandmother's family was a daughter Minka, and in the daughter's family was a little dog Finka, and Finka had a friend, a cat named Varvarka, and in the cat's family was a fosterling mouse named Siromanka.
One spring, Grandfather took a rake and a hoe, dug a large bed in his garden, collected manure, gathered it with a rake, made a small hole with his finger and planted a turnip.
Grandfather worked hard, and the turnip grew beautifully. Every day, he went to the garden, filling his mouth with water, and gave his turnip the necessary moisture to grow.
Grandfather's turnip grew and grew! At first, it was as small as a mouse, then as big as a beet, then as big as a fist, then as big as two fists, and finally, it was as big as Grandfather's head.
Grandfather was thrilled and said, "It's time to pull our turnip!" He went to the garden - step, step! He took the turnip by its green leaves, pulling with all his might, using his hands and feet, sweating and huffing like a blacksmith's bellows, but he struggled all day, and the turnip remained in the ground like a stump.
Grandmother Marushka called out, "Come on, don't be lazy, help me pull the turnip!" They went to the garden - step, step! Grandfather took the turnip by its leaves, and Grandmother held onto his shirt. They pulled and pulled with their hands and pushed with their feet - they labored all day, but the turnip remained in the ground like a stump.
Daughter Minka was called to help, "Come on, dear, don't run away, help us pull the turnip!" They went to the garden - step, step! Grandfather took the turnip by its leaves, Grandmother held onto his shirt, and Minka held onto her dress. They pulled and pulled with their hands and pushed with their feet - they labored all day, but the turnip remained in the ground like a stump.
Finka, the little dog, was called to help, "Come on, little Finka, don't run away, help us pull the turnip!" They went to the garden - step, step! Grandfather took the turnip by its leaves, Grandmother held onto his shirt, Minka held onto her dress, and Finka held onto Minka's skirt. Grandfather pulled the turnip by its leaves, Grandmother held onto his shirt, Minka held onto her dress, and Finka held onto Minka's skirt - they labored all day, but the turnip remained in the ground like a stump.
Come on, Varvarko, don't lie down, help us pull out the turnip!" They went to the garden - hup, hup! Grandpa took the turnip by the tuft, grandma took grandpa by the shirt, the daughter took the grandma by the dress, the doggy took the daughter by the skirt, the cat took the doggy by the tail. They pulled with their hands and teeth, pushed with their legs; they struggled the whole day, but the turnip stayed in the ground like a stump.
The cat calls for the mouse Siromanka: "Come on, Sirotchko, don't run away, help us pull out the turnip!" They went to the garden - hup, hup! Grandpa took the turnip by the tuft, grandma took grandpa by the shirt, the daughter took the grandma by the dress, the doggy took the daughter by the skirt, the cat took the doggy by the tail, the mouse took the cat by the paw - they pulled and pulled, and finally succeeded!
The turnip fell on grandpa Andrushka, grandpa on grandma Marushka, grandma on daughter Minka, daughter on doggy Finka, doggy on cat Varvarka, and the mouse scurried into the burrow.