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Tom, o vendedor de bananas Tom the banana seller Taam Di Banaana-Man

Written by Humphreys Odunga

Illustrated by Zablon Alex Nguku

Translated by Translators without Borders, Carolina Iazzetta Alves, Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira

Read by Alfredo Ferreira

Language Portuguese

Level Level 2

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Tom está carregando uma bandeja de bananas maduras.

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.

Taam a kyari wahn baaskit a raip banaana.


Tom vai para o mercado para vender as bananas.

Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.

Taam go a maakit fi sel banaana.


As pessoas no mercado estão comprando frutas.

People at the market are buying fruit.

Piipl a maakit a bai fruut.


Mas ninguém compra as bananas do Tom. Elas preferem comprar frutas de mulheres.

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.


Elas dizem: “Na nossa comunidade apenas mulheres vendem frutas” E perguntam: “Que tipo de homem é esse?”

“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.


Mas o Tom não desiste. E ele grita: “Comprem minhas bananas! Comprem minhas bananas doces e maduras!”

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!”


Uma mulher pega algumas bananas da bandeja. Ela olha para as bananas com muito cuidado.

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.


A mulher compra as bananas.

The woman buys the bananas.

Di uman bai di banaana dem.


Mais pessoas se aproximam. Elas compram as bananas do Tom e comem.

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.


Rapidamente as bananas acabam. Tom conta o dinheiro que ganhou.

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

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


Tom compra sabão, açúcar e pão. Ele coloca as compras na bandeja.

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 apoia a bandeja em sua cabeça e vai à casa.

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: Translators without Borders, Carolina Iazzetta Alves, Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira
Read by: Alfredo Ferreira
Language: Portuguese
Level: Level 2
Source: Tom the banana seller from African Storybook
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