A Busy Day at the Market
It was a sunny Saturday morning, and Mama Tinu was preparing to go to the market. She had her shopping list ready: tomatoes, pepper, fish, yam, and, of course, a few snacks for her children.
“Are you sure you want to come along?” Mama Tinu asked her son, Chidi, who was bouncing with excitement.
“Yes, Mama! I want to help!” Chidi declared, proudly puffing out his chest.
They set off, and as soon as they arrived at the market, Chidi’s eyes grew wide. There were stalls everywhere! Women selling vegetables were shouting, “Buy one, get one free!” and the fish sellers were fanning themselves, keeping the flies away from their goods.
“Mama, I’ll get the tomatoes!” Chidi said, running ahead.
“Chidi, wait! You don’t know where they are!” Mama Tinu called, but it was too late. Chidi had already disappeared into the crowd.
After squeezing through people, Chidi finally found a stall selling tomatoes. He proudly picked up a handful and handed them to the seller. But when the seller said, “That’s 100 naira,” Chidi panicked. He hadn’t brought any money!
Meanwhile, Mama Tinu was having her own trouble. She was negotiating with the yam seller when she heard a loud crash. She turned to see Chidi bumping into a basket of eggs. Splat! Splat! Splat! The eggs hit the ground one by one, leaving a gooey mess.
“Oh no, Chidi!” Mama Tinu sighed, rushing over.
“I’m sorry, Mama,” Chidi said, looking down at his feet. “I was just trying to help.”
The egg seller laughed. “Ah, don’t worry, madam. Boys will be boys!”
After paying for the broken eggs, Mama Tinu and Chidi finished their shopping. On their way out, they stopped by a stall where Chidi spotted some candy. He looked at his mother with big, hopeful eyes.
Mama Tinu shook her head but smiled. “Alright, just one.”
As they headed home, with bags of vegetables, yams, and fish, Chidi turned to his mother and said, “Mama, can we come back tomorrow? That was fun!”
Mama Tinu laughed, “Maybe next week, my son. I need to recover from today first!”
And with that, they headed home, Chidi munching happily on his candy, already dreaming of his next adventure at the market.
A Busy Day at the Market
It was a sunny Saturday morning, and Mama Tinu was preparing to go to the market. She had her shopping list ready: tomatoes, pepper, fish, yam, and, of course, a few snacks for her children.
“Are you sure you want to come along?” Mama Tinu asked her son, Chidi, who was bouncing with excitement.
“Yes, Mama! I want to help!” Chidi declared, proudly puffing out his chest.
They set off, and as soon as they arrived at the market, Chidi’s eyes grew wide. There were stalls everywhere! Women selling vegetables were shouting, “Buy one, get one free!” and the fish sellers were fanning themselves, keeping the flies away from their goods.
“Mama, I’ll get the tomatoes!” Chidi said, running ahead.
“Chidi, wait! You don’t know where they are!” Mama Tinu called, but it was too late. Chidi had already disappeared into the crowd.
After squeezing through people, Chidi finally found a stall selling tomatoes. He proudly picked up a handful and handed them to the seller. But when the seller said, “That’s 100 naira,” Chidi panicked. He hadn’t brought any money!
Meanwhile, Mama Tinu was having her own trouble. She was negotiating with the yam seller when she heard a loud crash. She turned to see Chidi bumping into a basket of eggs. Splat! Splat! Splat! The eggs hit the ground one by one, leaving a gooey mess.
“Oh no, Chidi!” Mama Tinu sighed, rushing over.
“I’m sorry, Mama,” Chidi said, looking down at his feet. “I was just trying to help.”
The egg seller laughed. “Ah, don’t worry, madam. Boys will be boys!”
After paying for the broken eggs, Mama Tinu and Chidi finished their shopping. On their way out, they stopped by a stall where Chidi spotted some candy. He looked at his mother with big, hopeful eyes.
Mama Tinu shook her head but smiled. “Alright, just one.”
As they headed home, with bags of vegetables, yams, and fish, Chidi turned to his mother and said, “Mama, can we come back tomorrow? That was fun!”
Mama Tinu laughed, “Maybe next week, my son. I need to recover from today first!”
And with that, they headed home, Chidi munching happily on his candy, already dreaming of his next adventure at the market.
