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Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom sarye enn plato banann mir.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom al bazar pou vann banann.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Bann dimounn dan bazar aste frwi.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
People at the market are buying fruit.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
Selman, personn pa aste banann Tom. Zot prefer aste zot frwi ek bann madam.
Mais personne n’achète les bananes de Tom. Ils préfèrent acheter leurs fruits des femmes.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
« Dan nou kominote, zis bann madam vann frwi, » bann dimounn-la dir. « Ki kalite zom li ete sann-la ? » bann dimounn-la demande.
« Dans notre communauté, seulement les femmes vendent des fruits, » disent les gens. « Quelle sorte d’homme est celui-ci ? » demandent les gens.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Selman Tom pas bes lebra. Li kriye, « Aste mo banann ! Aste mo banann mir, bien bien dou ! »
Mais Tom ne démissionne pas. Il crie, « Achetez mes bananes ! Achetez mes bananes mûres et sucrées ! »
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Enn madam swazir enn rezim banann depi plato-la. Li chek banann-la bien.
Une femme choisit un régime de bananes du plateau. Elle inspecte les bananes soigneusement.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
The woman buys the bananas.
Madam-la aste banann-la.
La femme achète les bananes.
The woman buys the bananas.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Bann lezot dimounn vinn kot latab-la. Zot aste banann Tom et zot manze.
D’autres personnes viennent au stand. Elles achètent les bananes de Tom et les mangent.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Enn ti mama apre, plato-la vid. Tom kont kas ki li’nn gagne.
Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Apre sa, Tom al aste savon,disik ek dipin. Li met tou lor so plato.
Ensuite, Tom achète du savon, du sucre et du pain. Il met les choses sur son plateau.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
Tom, avoy plato-la lor so latet et retourn lakaz.
Tom balance le plateau sur sa tête et rentre chez lui.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Read by: Darshan Soni
