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Traveling by crowded bus, the child experiences the sights and sounds of the city at sunrise, from grain sellers and sweet potato stalls to surprising, playful items like a toy helicopter. Inside the market, the child explores unfamiliar fruits and asks about their names, guided by the mother’s explanations.","My first day at the market  \nStory by Timothy Kabare and Ursula Nafula Illustrations by Catherine Groenewald  \nEnglish Story Book  \nMy first day at the market  \nStory by Timothy Kabare and Ursula Nafula Illustrations by Catherine Groenewald  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nMy first day at the market  \nWriter: Timothy Kabare and Ursula Nafula  \nIllustrator: Catherine Groenwald  \n[https://www.africanstorybook.org/](https://www.africanstorybook.org/)  \nSaide, South African Institute for Distance Education  \nI live in Kakuma village, a very hot dry place, full of thorny trees, and more goats than people. Even the market place is quiet, with only a few small shops. Most people use bicycles for transport.  \nOne morning my mother called me and said,“Etabo, today you turn six years old. We have a present for you.”  \n“What is it? What is it?” I asked eagerly.  \n“Tomorrow we’re going by bus to the market in Eldoret,” she replied,“And we’re taking you with us!” My first visit to the city! I was so excited that I could hardly sleep that night.  \nThe next day at the Kakuma bus stop, I stood between my mother and my aunt in my new pair of blue jeans and red T-shirt. I felt very small between my tall slender mother and my big round aunt.  \nThe bus was very full, so I had to sit on my mother’s lap. Tired from the heat and excitement, I slept the whole way and saw nothing.  \nThe sun was just rising when we reached Eldoret market. At the entrance was a woman selling grains. Over in one corner there were two men getting ready to lay out their sweet potatoes. Over in another corner was a short woman holding a shiny blue helicopter.“Mother, mother, look at that helicopter!” But mother pulled meaway.  \nIn the middle of the market, there was a largestall that sold different types of fruit. Some of them I had never seen before.“What are the names of these fruits?” I asked my mother.  \nShe pointed at some: “These are oranges, and these are guavas.”  \nI turned around and said,“And these?”","cbCaijq9VV70I65x","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijq9VV70I65x","pdf",3999308,2,20,"English","en",105,"# My first day at the market\n## Kakuma and the birthday surprise\n## The bus journey to Eldoret\n## First sights in the market\n## Learning the fruits","[{\"question\":\"Why does the child go to the market in Eldoret?\",\"answer\":\"The mother tells the child they are turning six and that they will travel by bus to the market in Eldoret, taking the child with them.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the child feel during the bus trip?\",\"answer\":\"The child is very excited but also tired from the heat and excitement, so they sleep the whole way and see nothing.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the child do when they arrive at the market?\",\"answer\":\"The child notices different stalls and asks their mother about the names of fruits, including oranges, guavas, and others they have never seen before.\"}]",1784299646,31,{"code":4,"msg":30,"data":31},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":32,"title":13,"keywords":33,"description":14,"schema_data":34,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":27},"my-first-day-at-the-market","",{"@graph":35,"@context":84},[36,52,67],{"@type":37,"itemListElement":38},"BreadcrumbList",[39,43,46,49],{"item":40,"name":41,"@type":42,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":44,"name":45,"@type":42,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":42,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":42,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/my-first-day-at-the-market/91014/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":40,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-27","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"Why does the child go to the market in Eldoret?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"The mother tells the child they are turning six and that they will travel by bus to the market in Eldoret, taking the child with them.","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"How does the child feel during the bus trip?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"The child is very excited but also tired from the heat and excitement, so they sleep the whole way and see nothing.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"What does the child do when they arrive at the market?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"The child notices different stalls and asks their mother about the names of fruits, including oranges, guavas, and others they have never seen before.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,95,99,103,108,113,118,123,127,130,134],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},90,"story-novel",{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":126},9,"Religion & Spirituality","religion-spirituality",{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":129},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":131,"slug":133},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":135,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":137},19,"General","general"]