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Traditional stories told by grandmothers at night in Indigenous Religion, which end with a moral lesson for the children, are called ............ in Shona.

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ngano

Also accepted: inganekwane, rungano

Explanation: Ngano are told at the fireside after the evening meal, often with a song the children join in, and each ends with a lesson about greed, obedience, cunning, kindness or respect. They are one of the main teaching tools of informal education because a story is remembered when an instruction is forgotten.

Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies 4047/1, Specimen Paper (filename says "MID YEAR EXAM 2022" but every page's footer reads "ZIMSEC SPECIMEN PAPER"; genuine ZIMSEC content, locally relabelled copy), Q2

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