Here comes the LITTLE mouse! The mouse pulls the cat. The cat pulls the dog. The dog pulls the children. The children pull their parents. The parents pull the turnip.... And, the BIG turnip at last moves. - The Great Turnip (Russian folk tale) scripted by Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 - )
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やってきたのは‘ちいさな’ねずみ！ ねずみがねこをひっぱって、ねこがいぬをひっぱって、いぬがこどもをひっぱって、こどもがおやをひっぱって、おやがかぶをひっぱって…。そして、‘おおきな’かぶもついにはうごく。 - 『おおきなかぶ』（ロシア民話）［脚本］岡本健 (1963 - )
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