卖mài香xiāng蕉jiāo的de汤Tāng姆mǔ

汤Tāng姆mǔ顶dǐng着zhe一yī篮lán熟shú透tòu的de香xiāng蕉jiāo。

Tom carries a basket of ripe bananas on his head.

汤Tāng姆mǔ去qù集jí市shì上shàng卖mài香xiāng蕉jiāo。

Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.

很hěn多duō人rén去qù集jí市shì上shàng买mǎi水shuǐ果guǒ。

People at the market are buying fruit.

但dàn是shì没méi有yǒu人rén去qù汤Tāng姆mǔ那nà儿r，因yīn为wèi他tā们men更gèng喜xǐ欢huan去qù女nǚ人rén们men那nà儿r买mǎi。

But no one is buying Tom’s bananas. They prefer to buy fruit from women.

人rén们men说shuō：“在zài我wǒ们men这zhè儿r，只zhǐ有yǒu女nǚ人rén会huì去qù卖mài水shuǐ果guǒ”。他tā们men问wèn：“什shén么me男nán人rén会huì去qù卖mài水shuǐ果guǒ啊a？”

“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.

但dàn是shì汤Tāng姆mǔ没méi有yǒu放fàng弃qì。他tā在zài集jí市shì上shàng叫jiào卖mài：“快kuài来lái买mǎi我wǒ的de香xiāng蕉jiāo！又yòu大dà又yòu甜tián的de香xiāng蕉jiāo！”

But Tom does not give up. He calls, “Buy my bananas! Buy my big, sweet bananas!”

有yǒu一yī个gè妇fù女nǚ从cóng篮lán子zi里lǐ抓zhuā了le一yī把bǎ香xiāng蕉jiāo，仔zǐ细xì地de查chá看kàn。

One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the basket. She looks at the bananas carefully.

然rán后hòu她tā买mǎi了le那nà把bǎ香xiāng蕉jiāo。

The woman buys the bananas.

越yuè来lái越yuè多duō的de人rén到dào汤Tāng姆mǔ的de摊tān位wèi前qián。他tā们men买mǎi了le汤Tāng姆mǔ的de香xiāng蕉jiāo，吃chī得de津jīn津jīn有yǒu味wèi。

More people come to the stall. They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.

不bù一yī会huì儿r，汤Tāng姆mǔ的de篮lán子zi就jiù空kōng了le，他tā数shǔ了le数shǔ自zì己jǐ卖mài香xiāng蕉jiāo赚zhuàn到dào的de钱qián。

Soon, the basket is empty. Tom counts the money he earned.

汤Tāng姆mǔ用yòng这zhè些xiē钱qián买mǎi了le肥féi皂zào、糖táng和hé面miàn包bāo。他tā把bǎ这zhè些xiē东dōng西xi放fàng在zài他tā的de篮lán子zi里lǐ。

Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread. He puts the things in his basket.

汤Tāng姆mǔ把bǎ篮lán子zi稳wěn稳wěn当dāng当dāng地de顶dǐng在zài头tóu上shàng，回huí家jiā了le。

Tom balances the basket on his head and goes home.