Fukuinkan Shoten: The Enormous Turnip, A Russian Folktale by A. Tolstoy The cover shows some wear, but the inside is relatively clean. [Contents] An old man planted a turnip, and it grew into a huge, sweet, and vigorous turnip. The old man tries to pull it out, chanting "Unto kosho, dokkoisho," but the turnip won't budge. The old man calls the old woman to help, but the turnip still won't budge. The old woman calls the granddaughter, the granddaughter calls the dog, and the dog calls the cat, but still, the turnip won't budge. Finally, the cat calls the mouse... This powerful Russian folktale has been made into a picture book.