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Noun Concept
SYL
No term available
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A pourquoi story, also known as 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 a snake has no legs, or why a tiger has stripes. Wikipedia
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Sources
IS A
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narrative
HAS PART
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explanation
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causality
PART OF
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folklore
HAS KIND
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bible etiology
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L'Enfant d'éléphant
DIFFERENT FROM
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etiology
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cause
FACET OF
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mythology
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
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legend
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folk tale

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