PagineA busy, colourful trip to the market. A free Pagine Original early-reader story.
It is Saturday. Mama takes her big basket. “Adaeze, come! It is market day.”
We squeeze onto the bus. The conductor calls, “Market! Market!”
Red tomatoes sit in little heaps. Mama picks the ripest ones.
Hot peppers — red, green and yellow. “Not too many,” Mama laughs.
The yam seller has yams as long as my arm! Mama chooses two.
Mama bargains for fish. “Last price?” she asks with a smile.
We pass bright fabrics in every colour. I touch the blue one. It feels like water.
At home, the kitchen smells of stew. Market day is my favourite day.
The End.
Market Day with Mama is a free original Nigerian story written by Pagine for early readers — short rhyming lines, a big picture on every page, and a warm ending. Made for reading aloud together or for a new reader to sound out alone.
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Yes — Market Day with Mama is a free original Nigerian story from Pagine, written for early readers. Read it online or print it to keep.
It’s written for ages 4–7: short, rhyming lines and a warm story — perfect for a Nigerian read-aloud.