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The narrative vividly illustrates the challenges and resourcefulness of Nema's endeavor. When her thread runs out, she faces the immediate obstacle of needing money to purchase more. This scarcity drives her to seek out a nearby papaya tree, laden with ripe fruit. Nema demonstrates initiative by using a stick to gather the papayas, recognizing their value for sale. She then travels to the market, her goal set on selling the papayas to earn the necessary funds. The story culminates in a successful transaction with a man who purchases her papayas, providing Nema with the money she needs. This money is then directly used to buy more thread, allowing her to continue sewing her skirt. The book, originating from an adaptation of a Portuguese title, highlights themes of problem-solving, self-reliance, and the economic activities within a community. The illustrations by Mirjam Gyger & Marleen Visser complement the narrative, depicting Nema's journey from sewing to market and back, with a focus on everyday activities and the natural environment. Creative Commons licensing makes this work freely adaptable and distributable.","Nema tɔɔ Ahoma  \nNema Buys Thread  \nFante, English  \nNema tɔɔ Ahoma  \nNema Buys Thread  \nImages by Mirjam Gyger & Marleen Visser  \nFante, English Ghana  \nCopyright © 2025, Reading Beyond Borders Foundation  \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.  \nFante translation by Patrick Larbi for Reading Beyond Borders Foundation, 2025  \nThis book is an adaptation of the original, A Nema compra linha, Copyright © 2022, Little Zebra Books. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.  \nFirst published in 2016 by Mercy Air and JOCUM in Mozambique  \nNema nye iyi. Nema repam adze . Nemarepam nsiasentar .  \nThis is Nema. Nema is sewing. Nema is sewing a skirt.  \nNema dze ahoma repam . Ahoma no asa . Ɔwɔ dɛ Nema tɔ ahoma . Ohia sika dze atɔ ahoma no . Obenya sika efi hen?  \nNema is sewing with thread. The thread has run out. Nema needs to buy thread. She needs money to buy the thread. Where will she get money?  \nNema hun dua bi. Dua no bɛn no . dua no asownduaba . Eduaba no yɛ borɔsuow . Borɔsuowyɛ dɛw!  \nNema sees a tree. The tree is close by. The tree has fruit. The fruit is papaya. Papayas are delicious!  \nNema wɔ abaa bi. Nema dze tseew borɔsuow no .  \nNema has a stick. Nema uses it to get the papayas.  \nNema kɔr gua no mu hɔ . Ɔdze borɔsuow no kɔree . Ɔpɛ dɛ ɔtɔn borɔsuow no .  \nNema goes to the market. She takes the papayas to the market. She wants to sell the papayas.  \nHwɛ papa no . Papa no tɔɔ borɔsuow no bi. Ɔdze sika no maa Nema . Nema tɔɔn borɔsuow no beberee . Ɔdze sika no bɔtɔ ahoma .  \nLook at the man . The man buys a papaya. He gives the money to Nema.Nema sells many papayas. 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