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Tom, nama muzii gurguru
Tom the banana seller
Tom muuza ndizi
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Demoze Degefa
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Tom muzii safaa gutuu baate deema.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom anabeba tenga la ndizi zilizoiva.
Tom muzii gurguruuf gara magaala deema.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom anaenda sokoni kuuza ndizi.
Namonni gabyaa kessa jiran fuduraa bitan.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Sokoni watu wananunua matunda.
Garuu namani tokkoyu muzii Tom hinbinne. Dubarti irraa bitu barbadan.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
Lakini hakuna anayenunua ndizi za Tom. Wanapenda kununua matunda kutoka kwa akina mama.
Namonni akkan jedhu, “Ganda kenyyati dubartoota qofatu fudura gurgura.” “Kuni nama akkamiti,” jedhan gafatu.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
“Kwenye jamii yetu, ni wanawake pekee ndio wanaouza matunda,” watu wanasema. “Ni mwanamume wa aina gani huyu?” watu wanahoji.
Hata’u malee Tom abdi hinkunne. Akkan jedhe, “Muzii kiyyaa bitaa! Muziin kiyyaa bayee mi’awadha!”
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Lakini Tom hakati tamaa. Anaita, “Nunua ndizi zangu! Nunueni ndizi zangu tamu zilizoiva!”
Dubarti tokko dhufte muzii abazza tokko olkafte sirriti xinxaltee.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Mwanamke mmoja anachukua kichane cha ndizi kutoka kwenye tenga. Anaziangalia ndizi kwa umakini.
Dubartitin muzii sana bitee.
The woman buys the bananas.
Mwanamke ananunua ndizi.
Namonni bayee ishee argani dhufan. Muzii Tom bitani nyaatan.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Watu wengine wanakuja kwenye kichanja. Wananunua ndizi za Tom na kuzila.
Yeroodhuma sana safaan isaa duwaa ta’e. Tomis qarshi argate lakka’u calqabe.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Mara, tenga linakuwa tupu. Tom anahesabu pesa alizopata.
Sana booda, Tom samuuna, sukkara fi dabboo bitate. Waantota kana safaa isaa kessa kayyate.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Tom ananunua sabuni, sukari, na mkate. Anaweka vitu kwenye tenga lake.
Tom safaa mataa isaa gubbati baate gara mana deeme.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
Tom anajitwisha tenga kichwani na kwenda nyumbani.
Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Demoze Degefa
