The enormous turnip

The Enormous Turnip. Retold by Ruth Hobart. Copyright. Black Cat Publishing.

《巨大的萝卜》 露丝·霍巴特 改写 版权所有 黑猫出版社

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.

约翰逊先生有一个大大的花园。 花园里开着鲜花，还种着果树。 果树下面种着蔬菜。 约翰逊先生有一粒种子。 那是一粒小小的萝卜种子。 他把种子种进泥土里，就去睡觉了。

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.

夜里呀，萝卜长啊长啊长个不停。 它长得非常非常大，简直大极了！ 早上的时候，约翰逊先生来到了花园里。 他把手放在这颗巨大的萝卜上。 “多么棒的大萝卜呀！”他说道。

Mr Johnson 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 help me! This turnip is too big!

约翰逊先生拔萝卜，可是萝卜一动不动。 他拔呀拔呀，可还是什么动静都没有。 这颗萝卜实在太大了。 约翰逊先生喊来了他的妻子莉齐。 “快过来呀莉齐！过来帮帮我！” “这颗萝卜太大啦！”

Mr Johnson and his wife Lizzie pull and pull and pull, but nothing happens. The turnip is too big. Mr Johnson calls his son, Ben. Come here, Ben. Come and help us. This turnip is too big.

约翰逊先生和妻子莉齐拔呀拔呀，可还是什么动静都没有。这颗萝卜实在太大了。 约翰逊先生喊来了他的儿子本。 “快过来呀本，过来帮帮我们。这颗萝卜太大啦。”

Mr Johnson, his wife Lizzie and his son Ben pull and pull and pull, but nothing happens. The turnip is too big. Mr Johnson calls his daughter Katie. Come here Katie, come and help us. This turnip is too big.

约翰逊先生、妻子莉齐还有儿子本拔呀拔呀，可还是什么动静都没有。 这颗萝卜实在太大了。 约翰逊先生喊来了他的女儿凯蒂。 “快过来呀凯蒂，过来帮帮我们。这颗萝卜太大啦。”