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Tom le vendeur de bananes Tom the banana seller Taam Di Banaana-Man

Written by Humphreys Odunga

Illustrated by Zablon Alex Nguku

Translated by Alexandra Danahy

Read by Monique Bournot-Trites

Language French

Level Level 2

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Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.

Taam a kyari wahn baaskit a raip banaana.


Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.

Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.

Taam go a maakit fi sel banaana.


Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.

People at the market are buying fruit.

Piipl a maakit a bai fruut.


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.

Bot nobadi naa bai Taam banaana dem. Dem prifa fi bai fruut fram di uman dem.


« 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.

“Ina fiwi komyuuniti, onggl uman sel fruut,” piipl se. “Wa kaina man dis?” piipl aks.


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!”

Bot Taam no gi op. Im kaal out, “Bai mi swiit raip banaana dem!”


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.

Wahn uman pik op a bonch a banaana fram outa di baaskit. Shi luk pan it gud-gud.


La femme achète les bananes.

The woman buys the bananas.

Di uman bai di banaana dem.


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.

Muor piipl kom a di staal. Dem bai Taam banaana dem an nyam dem.


Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.

Soon, the tray is empty. Tom counts the money he earned.

Suuhn, di baaskit emti. Taam kount op di moni we im mek.


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.

Den Taam go bai suop, shuga an bred. Im put di tingz dem ina im baaskit.


Tom balance le plateau sur sa tête et rentre chez lui.

Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.

Taam balans di baaskit pan im ed an go a im yaad.


Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Alexandra Danahy
Read by: Monique Bournot-Trites
Language: French
Level: Level 2
Source: Tom the banana seller from African Storybook
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