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Tom omutundi w’amalafu
Tom the banana seller
Tom le vendeur de bananes
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Bukheye Mulongo Christopher
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Tom agega ahasuniya h’amalafu.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Tom atiina mu hatale ohutunda amalafu.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Abaatu mu hatale bali hugula ebibala.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
Naye eŋuma ali hugula amalafu ga Tom.
Benda hugula bibala hu bahaasi.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
Mais personne n’achète les bananes de Tom. Ils préfèrent acheter leurs fruits des femmes.
“Mu hitehere hyeefe, abahasi nja batunda ebibala. Musinde hi ono?” bawuusa.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
« Dans notre communauté, seulement les femmes vendent des fruits, » disent les gens. « Quelle sorte d’homme est celui-ci ? » demandent les gens.
Aye Tomu sigesonia.
Alangirira, “Mugule amalafu gange! Mugule amalafu gange!”
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Mais Tom ne démissionne pas. Il crie, « Achetez mes bananes ! Achetez mes bananes mûres et sucrées ! »
Omuhasi nabugula amalafu hu sununiya, getegeresa bugali bweene.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Une femme choisit un régime de bananes du plateau. Elle inspecte les bananes soigneusement.
Omuhasi agula amalafu.
The woman buys the bananas.
La femme achète les bananes.
Abaatu abandi baalya.
Bagula amalafu ga Tom baalya.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
D’autres personnes viennent au stand. Elles achètent les bananes de Tom et les mangent.
Amalafu nigaŋwa.
Tom nga abala epiiya ejasunire.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.
Tom gagula sabbuni, sukaali n’omugatigabiita hu suniya.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Ensuite, Tom achète du savon, du sucre et du pain. Il met les choses sur son plateau.
Tom gagega esuniya hu mutwe gatiina engo.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
Tom balance le plateau sur sa tête et rentre chez lui.
Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Bukheye Mulongo Christopher
