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Tom Sikusambala Mabbanana
Tom the banana seller
Tom le vendeur de bananes
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Chester Mwanza
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Tom wanyamuna mabbanana abizwide mucinzuma.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Tom waunka kumusyika kukusambala mabbanana.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Bantu kumusyika baula michelo.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
Pesi kunyina uula mabbanana akwe Tom. Balombozya kuula micelo kuli bamakaintu.
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.
“Muminzi yesu mbaamakaintu balo basambala michelo,” bantu baamba. “Mwaalumi wamusyobo nzi ooyu?” bantu babuzya.
“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.
Tom taakatyompwa. Wakaita “Kamuula mabbanana angu! Kamuula mabbanana angu abizwide alimwi alweela!”
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 ! »
Umwi mukaintu wakanyamuna mabbanana kugusya mucinzuma. Waalangisisya mabbanana.
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.
Mukaintu ulaula ma bbanana.
The woman buys the bananas.
La femme achète les bananes.
Bantu banji balasika ku cintoolo cha Tom kuula ma bbanana akwaalya.
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.
Mukaindi kaniini, cinzuma Cha Tom cinyina ma bbanana. Tom wabala mali ngaajana kwiinda mukusambala.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Bientôt, le plateau est vide. Tom compte l’argent qu’il a gagné.
Kwamana, Tom waula nsipa, ccukela alimwi aa cinkwa. Wabikka zyintu eezyi mucinzuma cakwe.
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 watukka cinzuma amutwe akuunka kuŋanda.
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: Chester Mwanza
