Pourquoi story
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A pourquoi story, also known as an origin story is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why a snake has no legs, or why a tiger has stripes. Many legends and folk tales are pourquoi stories.
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[edit] Examples
Pourquoi stories include:
- The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, many of which give explanations for the origin of animals and their characteristics.
- Australian Aboriginal dreamtime stories, such as the Rainbow Serpent.
- Origin stories, explaining how a comic book hero or heroine came to have their special characteristics.
[edit] Etymology
"Pourquoi" means "why" or "because" in French.
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