M157D. Grandfather for turnips, ATU 2044. .15.16.27.28.31.
Animals (mostly domestic animals) and/or humans consistently join forces to achieve the goal (usually to pull the root crop out of the ground). This can be done after the last member (usually the weakest) joins.
Catalans, Ladins, Germans (Prussia), Irish, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Czechs, Russians (Arkhangelsk, Olonetskaya), (Russians: Vladimirskaya), Ukrainians (Kharkiv), Latvians, Lithuanians, Karelians, Swedes, Norwegians.
Southern Europe. Catalans [an animal character tries to pull a plant out of the ground; he can't, calls others (listed sequentially); finally, a bull comes and they pull the plant out together]: Oriol, Pujol 2008, № 2044:294; ladins [man, woman, boy, girl, cat, cat trying to break a glass room; man hits with an ax, woman with a broom, boy and girl with a pickaxe, cat scratches its claws; a mouse appeared, the cat waved its tail and the room crashed]: Brunold-Bigler, Widmer 2004, No. 36:230-231.
Western Europe. Germans (Prussia), Irish: Uther 2004 (2), No. 2044:531.
The Balkans. Bulgarians [How they pulled turnips (Grandfather and turnips); the plot is widely distributed in publications]: Daskalova-Perkovska et al. 1994, No. 22044:621; Hungarians: Kovács, Benedek 1990c, No. 2044 [Dedkina carrot (pull turnip); final formula: mouse for cat, cat for Maria, Maria for Annie, Annie for grandmother, grandmother for grandfather, grandfather for turnip - pulled out turnips], 2044B* [a person with one leg does not was able to pull a carrot out of the ground; a man with two legs...; etc. until nine; a man with 10 legs grabbed a man with 9 legs.. etc. - pulled out a carrot; when they began to divide, the 10-legged loaded himself 10 carts, 9-legged - 9, etc.]: 435.
Central Europe. Russians (Arkhangelskaya, Olonetskaya), Ukrainians (Kharkiv) [Turnip: Grandfather can't pull it out, calls his grandmother, grandmother's granddaughter, etc.]: SUS 1979, No. 2044:385; Czechs: Uther 2004 (2), No. 2044:531; (cf. Russians (Vladimirskaya) [a brief summary of the tale from the manuscript by J. Borisoglebsky "A song, a tongue twister, a fairy tale and three spiritual verses" (1856): "A leg, two legs, three legs, etc. help a man carry turnips"]: Zelenin 1914, No. 32:166).
Baltoscandia. Latvians [how they pulled turnips]: Aris, Medne 1977, No. 2044:379; Lithuanians: Uther 2004 (2), No. 2044:531; Karelians (Livviks) [grandmother and grandfather planted turnips; grandfather went to pull turnips - not pulled out; called his grandmother; grandmother granddaughter; granddaughter dog, dog cat; cat mouse; pulled, pulled with a mouse - pulled out a turnip; and everyone fell on their backs]: Makarov, Ryagoev 1963, No. 10:28; Swedes [husband and wife are not they can pull out turnips and call for help from Enborg, Tvåborg (Enpelle, Tvåpelle), etc.; phrases only make sense in Swedish]: Liungman 1961, No. GS2037:349; Norwegians [woman is going to pull out root and consistently calls for help from seven sons; each is named Ball: Twoball after Oneball, Obenball after the woman.. etc.]: Hodne 1984, No. 2044:338.