Tom o rwala tereyi ya dipanana tše di butšwitšego.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom o ya mmarakeng go yo rekiša dipanana.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Batho ba kua mmarakeng ba reka dienywa.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Eupša ga gona motho yo a rekago dipanana tša Tom. Ba rata go reka dienywa go basadi.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
Batho ba re, “Mo setšhabeng sa rena, ke basadi fela bao ba rekišago dienywa.” Ba a botšiša, “Ke monna wa mohuta mang yo?”
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
Eupša Tom ga a fele pelo. O goeletša are, “Rekang dipanana tšaka! Rekang dipana tšaka tše bose le tše butšwitšwego!”
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Mosadi yo mongwe o tšea segwete sa dipanana tereying. O lebelela dipanana ka kelohloko.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Mosadi yo o reka dipanana.
The woman buys the bananas.
Batho ba bantšhi batla lephepheng la Tom. Ba reka dipanana tša Tom gomme ba a di ja.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Go se go ye kae, tereyi ga ena selo. Tom o bala tšhelete yeo a e hweditšego.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Ke moka Tom o reka sesepe, swikiri le borotho. O tsentšha dilo tše ka tereying ya gagwe.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Tom o lekalekanya tereyi godimo ga hlogo ya gagwe gomme o ya gae.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
