OUTLINE あらすじ
This story is well known as 'The Big Turnip'. One day a boy sows some turnip seeds from which a huge turnip grows. The boy tries to pull the turnip out, but the turnip doesn't move. He calls his grandfather to help him, but still they cannot pull the turnip out.
The grandmother, father, mother and their pets join in one by one, and finally all together they succeed in pulling out the turnip.
 
CAST はいやく
おとこのこ Boy  
おばあちゃん Grandmother  
おとうさん Father  
おねえちゃん Elder Sister  
いぬ Dog  
  おじいちゃん Grandfather
  おかあさん Mother
  おにいちゃん Elder Brother
  ねこ Cat
  - - - 
(The cast can be increased by adding different animals or decreased to suit the number of students.)
Picture Sheet (PDF:139kb)
LANGUAGE ことば

Family members and pets. (see cast)
* When calling your own grandfather and grandmother, ちゃん is always used instead of さん.

 
WORDS & EXPRESSION たんごとひょうげん
よいしょ heave ho  
やった we did it!  
わんわん dog cry  
  まだ not yet
  ばんざい hooray
  にゃおにゃお cat cry
 
SCRIPT スクリプト
おとこのこ(o to ko no ko)
おおきい(o o ki i) かぶだ(ka bu da)
surprised to see the big turnip
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
tries to pull out the turnip
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shakes his head
 
おじいちゃん(o ji i cha n)
calls Grandfather
 
おじいちゃん(o ji i cha n)
はーい(ha i)
Grandfather answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
おばあちゃん(o ba a cha n)
calls Grandmother
 
おばあちゃん(o ba a cha n)
はーい(ha i)
Grandmother answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
おとうさん(o too sa n)
calls Father
 
おとうさん(o too sa n)
はーい(ha i)
Father answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
おかあさん(o ka a sa n)
calls Mother
 
おかあさん(o ka a sa n)
はーい(ha i)
Mother answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
おにいちゃん(o ni i cha n)
calls Elder Brother
 
おにいちゃん(o ni i cha n)
はーい(ha i)
Elder Brother answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho )よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
おねえちゃん(o ne e cha n)
calls Elder Sister
 
おねえちゃん(o ne e cha n)
はーい(ha i)
Elder Sister answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
わんちゃん(wa n cha n)
calls Dog
 
いぬ(i nu)
わん(wa n)わん(wa n)
Dog answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho )よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
まだまだ(ma da ma da)
shake their heads
 
わん(wa n)わん(wa n)わん(wa n)
Dog calls Cat
 
ねこ(ne ko)
にゃお(nya o)にゃお(nya o)
Cat answers
 
よいしょ(yo i sho)よいしょ(yo i sho)
pull on the turnip together
 
やったー(ya tta)ばんざい(ba n za i)
turnip comes out, everyone jumps for joy
Script (PDF:73kb)
 
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