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Tom muus iibiyaha
Tom the banana seller
Tom le vendeur de bananes
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Anwar Mohamed Dirie
Ibrahim Ahmed
Tom waxa uu sidaa masaf uu moos bisil ah.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Tom waxa uu aadaa suuqa si uu moos u soo iibiyo
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Dadka suuqa joogaa waxa ay gadanayaan khudrad.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
Laakiin cidna gadanmayso mooska Tom. Waxa ay doorbidaan in ay khudradda ka soo gataan haweenka.
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.
Dadku waxa ay yiraahdaan, “jaalliyaddayada, haweenka uun baa iibsha khudradda.” “Qofkani waa nin noocee ah?” ayay dadku is weyddiiyaan.
“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.
Laakiin Tom ma niyad jabo. Waxa uu yiraahdaa, “Gata mooskayga! Gata mooskayga bisil ee macaan!”
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 ! »
Haweeney ayaa masafta kor uga qaadday xirmo moos ah. Si taxaddar leh ayay u eegaysaa mooska.
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.
Haweeneydi mooskii waa ay gadatay.
The woman buys the bananas.
La femme achète les bananes.
Dad badan ayaa yimid kabadhkii. Waa ay gateen mooskii Tom oo waa ay cuneen.
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.
Markiiba, masaftii wuu martay. Tom waxa uu tirsaday lacagtii uu shaqeystay.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.
Dabadeed Tom waxa uu gatay saabbuun, sonkor iyo rooti. Alaabtii waxa uu ku qaatay masaftiisii.
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.
Tom madaxa madaxa ayuu ku miisaantay masafti gugiisa ayuu na aaday.
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: Anwar Mohamed Dirie
Read by: Ibrahim Ahmed
