Luntha's banana garden
Nthanda Msaka
Shepherd Msaka

Luntha loves bananas.

Sadly, there are no bananas at the local market.

A big truck takes all the bananas to the city.

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One day, Luntha asked his father, "Can we grow our own bananas?"

Luntha's father replied, "That is a great idea!"

They quickly went to see a local farmer.

2

They bought twenty suckers to start their own garden. Luntha watered the banana plants every day.

Three months later, the bananas developed broad leaves.

3

After nine months, the bananas started flowering.

They produced big flower buds.

4

In the tenth month, the banana fingers grew bigger.

5

The bananas were fully mature by the twelfth month.

6

Luntha and his dad harvested three plants.

"Dad, we cannot eat all these bananas," said Luntha.

7

They refused to sell the bananas to the big truck.

They took the extra bananas to the market.

They made a lot of money selling bananas.

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Luntha's banana garden
Author - Nthanda Msaka
Illustration - Shepherd Msaka, Nthanda Msaka
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs