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Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
People at the market are buying fruit.
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.
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.
« 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!”
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.
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.
La femme achète les bananes.
The woman buys the bananas.
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.
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.
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.
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 balance le plateau sur sa tête et rentre chez lui.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
Écrit par: Humphreys Odunga
Illustré par: Zablon Alex Nguku
Lu par: Darshan Soni
