Baby listens to classic stories before sleep

Author: Xiao Su / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: An old man planted a radish seed in the field. He went to the field every day to check on it, and each time he would say, "Radish, radish, grow quickly!" When the radish seedling sprouted, he worked tirelessly every day, watering it, weeding, and catching pests. As he worked, he would say, "Radish seedling, grow quickly, grow into a big radish!" Wow, the radish grew and grew, and its green top grew as tall as a little child. The radish sticking out of the ground was as big as a table!
By autumn, it was time to harvest the radish. The old man went to pull the radish, but he pulled and pulled, and as he did, he said, "I've never seen such a big radish. Its roots are too deep—I can't pull it!" The old man thought, "It seems one person can't pull it." So he called out to his wife, "Hey, come help me pull the radish!"
"Okay, I'll help you pull!" she replied. The wife grabbed the old man's clothes, the old man grabbed the radish top, and they pulled and pulled, but still couldn't move it. The wife said, "Let's call our granddaughter to help!" She shouted loudly, "Granddaughter, come quickly to help pull the radish!"
"Okay!" the granddaughter came out. The granddaughter grabbed her grandmother's clothes, the grandmother pulled the old man, the old man grabbed the radish top, and they all pulled and pulled. But the radish was too big, and they still couldn't pull it.
The granddaughter said, "Let's call the dog to help!" She called out, "Dog, come quickly to help pull the radish!"
"Woof!" The dog ran out of the house to help, but they still couldn't pull it. The dog pulled the granddaughter, the granddaughter pulled the grandmother, the grandmother pulled the old man, and the old man grabbed the radish top. They all pulled with all their might, but the radish only moved a little and still wouldn't come out.
The old man and the wife were worried, and the granddaughter didn't know what to do either. The dog remembered the cat and called out to it from the house, "Woof! Woof! Come help!"
"Meow!" The cat ran out of the house to help. The cat pulled the dog, the dog pulled the granddaughter, the granddaughter carried the grandmother, the grandmother pulled the old man, and the old man grabbed the radish top. They all pulled with all their might, but the radish only shook and still wouldn't come out.
This time, everyone was even more worried, and the dog didn't know what to do either. The cat remembered the mouse and called out, "Meow! Meow! Little mouse, come help!"
The mouse heard the cat's call and ran out of the house to help. The mouse bit the cat's tail, the cat pulled the dog, the dog pulled the granddaughter, the granddaughter carried the grandmother, the grandmother pulled the old man, and the old man grabbed the radish top. They all pulled with all their might.
"Thump! Thump!" The old man, the wife, the granddaughter, the dog, the cat, and the mouse all fell to the ground, landing hard!
Wow! Finally, the big radish was pulled out!
Why was it that only when everyone worked together could they pull the radish out? P92-94