Today we are going to learn about mushandirapamwe with Gogo Alice. In Shona stories like this one that Gogo Alice is telling are called ngano. Telling stories – ngano – is one of the ways that children can learn basic Shona language quickly and easily in a fun way. Because they are curious about what will happen in the story they pick up the words and descriptive terms used in storytelling so easily. Telling Shona stories for children is a fun family friendly thing to do on days in.
In Shona mushandirapamwe is a group effort of working together. As Gogo Alice will talk about in today’s Shona fairy tale, when people work together they put in a group effort on each other’s projects one at a time. They make the work lighter and help each other reach their goals faster.
Mushandirapamwe helps local communities in a practical way, while also strengthening the community spirit.
Stories are also a good way of teaching life lessons in a fun way. They are creative and can be tweaked to suit the child who is listening to them. Try telling your kids a story today and see if they can relate it to their world!
