The Giant Turnip
About this book
"The Gigantic Turnip" or "The Enormous Turnip" (, , , ; ATU 2044, ‘Pulling up the turnip') is a cumulative Russian fairy tale, collected in Arkhangelsk Governorate and published in 1863 by folklore researcher Alexander Afanasyev in his collection Russian Fairy Tales (tale number 89), a collection not strictly Russian, but which included stories from Ukraine and Belarus alongside Russian tales. The tale is well-known in Ukraine as adapted by Ivan Franko.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 1 readers · 26 pages · ≈ 29 min · Light
How long does it take to read The Giant Turnip?
About ≈ 29 min — 26 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Giant Turnip?
26 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Giant Turnip?
It sits on the Fairy Tales, Fiction shelves.
Is The Giant Turnip in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Giant Turnip?
Henriette Barkow.