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Each time, the Buka men or women refuse, insisting they already have the proposed items in the sea or bush. After repeated exchanges, the man firmly states his need for fish and clarifies he will trade only fish-related wants. The community responds with the exact phrase they had been looking to hear, then gives him fish.","English, Tok Pisin  \nWritten by Alison Gee and Richard Jones originally produced by Voluntary Service Overseas Illustrated by Sierra Hetzel  \neBook layout by SIL-Education for Life  \nThis book is also available as a 'Talking Book'. You can read and listen to it on your phone/tablet. Download 'Talking Books' [on ](on www.mytalkingbooks.org)[www.mytalkingbooks.org](on www.mytalkingbooks.org)  \nEnglish, Tok Pisin  \nPapua New Guinea  \nOne day, a boat went to Buka. The man wanted to shopfor fish.  \nWanpela de, wanpela kanu i go long Buka. Wanpela man long kanu i laik go long baim pis.  \n“I want fish to eat. I have shells to sell.”  \nThe Buka women said,“No, we have shells in the sea!”  \n“Mi laikim pis long kaikai. Mi gat ol sel long salim.”  \nOl meri Buka tok,“No, mipela i gat ol sel long solwara!”  \nThe next day the man in the canoe said, “I want fish to eat. I have shy pigs to sell.”  \nThe Buka men said,“No, thank you. We shoot many shy pigs in the bush.”  \nLong neks de, dispela man bilong kanu i tok,“Mi laikim pis long kaikai. Mi gat wanpela liklik pik mi laik salim long yu.”  \nOl man Buka i tok,“No tenk yu. Mipela save go aut long bus nasutim ol pik i save raun.”  \nThe next day the man in the canoe said, “I want fish to eat. I have sharks to sell.”  \nThe Buka women said,“No, thank you. We have many sharks in the sea.”  \nLong narapela de dispela man bilong kanu i tok,“Mi laikim pis long kaikai. Mi gat ol sak long salim.”  \nOl meri Buka i tok,“No tenk yu. Mipela gat plenti ol sak long solwara.”  \nThe next day the man said, “I want fish to eat. I have sheep to sell.”  \nThe Buka men said,“No, thank you.”  \nLong narapela de gen dispela man bilong kanu i tok,“Mi laikim pis long kaikai. Mi gat meme long salim.”  \nOl man Buka tok,“No tenk yu.”  \nSo the man said, “I need fish. I need fish. I can sell my dish or shirt or sheets!”  \nThe Buka men said,“No thank you, we have dishes, shirts and sheets.”  \nOrait nau, dispela man bilong kanu i tok,“Mi laikim tru pis. Mi laikim tru pis. Mi ken salim ol dis, o ol siot, o ol sitbet bilong mi!”  \nOl man Buka tok,“No tenk yu. Mipela gat ol dis, ol siot na ol sitbet.”  \n“I want fish and you do not want shirts, sheep, sharks or shells or sheets. , I need fish,” the man said.  \n“Mi laikim pis, na yupela i no laikim ol siot, o meme, o sak, osel, o sitbet. , mi laikim tru pis,” dispela man em i tok.  \nThe Buka men and women said:“' ' is the word we want!” And they gave the man the fish.  \nNa ol man na meri Buka tok, \"' ’ em dispela tok mipela bin laik harim!” Na ol givim dispela man sampela pis.","cbCaivKJumd2px6R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivKJumd2px6R","pdf",767668,2,13,"English","en",105,"# One Day in Buka\n## Trading shells for fish\n## Trading pigs, sharks, sacks, and sheep\n## The final request for fish","[{\"question\":\"Why does the man go to Buka?\",\"answer\":\"He goes to Buka to shop for fish to eat and to trade for what he needs.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the Buka people respond to his offers?\",\"answer\":\"They repeatedly refuse his proposed items, saying they already have similar goods in the sea or nearby.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes at the end of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The man insists that he specifically needs fish and states he will trade only his dishes or clothing items. 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