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ሙዝ ሻጩ ቶም
Tom the banana seller
Tom le vendeur de bananes
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Dawit Girma
Abenezer Chane
ቶም ለመብል የደረሱ ሙዞችን በቁና ተሸክሟል።
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
ቶም ሙዞችን ለመሸጥ ወደ ገበያ ሄደ።
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
ሰዎች ገበያ ውስጥ ፍራፍሬ እየገዙ ነው።
People at the market are buying fruit.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
ግን የቶምን ሙዝ የሚገዛው ጠፋ። ፍራፍሬ መግዛት የሚፈልጉት ከሴቶቹ ላይ ነበር።
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.
‹‹በኛ ማኅበረሰብ ውስጥ ፍራፍሬ የሚሸጡት ሴቶች ብቻ ናቸው›› ይላል ህዝቡ። ከዛም ‹‹ምን ዓይነት ሰው ነው ይሄ?›› ተባባሉ።
“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.
ነገር ግን ቶም በፍጹም ተስፋ አልቆረጠም። ‹‹አለች ሙዝ፤ የኔን ጣፋጭ ሙዝ ግዙ!›› እያለ መለፈፍ ጀመረ።
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 ! »
አንዲት ሴትዮ አንድ ጉንጉን ሙዝ ከቁናው ላይ አነሳች። ከዛም በትኩረት ተመለከተችው።
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.
ሴትዮዋም ሙዙን ገዛች።
The woman buys the bananas.
La femme achète les bananes.
ከዛ ሌሎች ሰዎችም መጡ። የቶምን ሙዞች እየገዙ መብላት ጀመሩ።
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.
ወዲያው ቁናው ባዶ ሆነ። ቶምም ሸጦ ያገኘውን ገንዘብ ቆጠረ።
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.
ከዚያም ቶም ሳሙና፣ ስኳርና ዳቦ ገዝቶ በቁናው ውስጥ አስቀመጠ።
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.
ከዚያም የገዛውን ቁናው ውስጥ አድርጎ ወደቤቱ ሄደ።
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: Dawit Girma
Read by: Abenezer Chane
