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Grandma wants to make carrot soup, but she can't do it alone. See who comes to help her! In the Russian folktale that this story is based on, a grandfather plants a turnip, which turns out to be too big for him to harvest. He asks for help from his wife, his granddaughter, a dog, and a cat. Only when the smallest, weakest character--the mouse--joins in can they succeed. If everyone works together, the story says, they can do anything! -- Amazon.com.