A pourquoi story (French pronunciation: [puʁ.kwa] ; "pourquoi" meaning "why" in French) also called an origin story, pourquoi tale, or an etiological tale, is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why snakes have no legs or why tigers have striped coats. Many legends, origin myths and folk tales are pourquoi stories.
A pourquoi story (French pronunciation: [puʁ.kwa] ; "pourquoi" meaning "why" in French) also called an origin story, pourquoi tale, or an etiological tale, is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why snakes have no legs or why tigers have striped coats. Many legends, origin myths and folk tales are pourquoi stories.
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