What is a Pourquoi Story?
An Introduction by Brayden Stewart, Ethan Helmick, and Skylar Factor
Pourquoi stories explain something in nature. The word pourquoi is French for “why”. No one knows exactly where the first pourquoi stories originated but all pourquoi stories were tales passed down from generation to generation through story telling. until they were written down.
Pourquoi stories (also known as origin tales) are quite similar to fables, legends, folktales, and myths. Pourquoi stories tend to be set in natural environments like jungles, deserts, small villages or farms.`Some pourquoi stories have morals but all were created to explain natural phenomena. Like why an elephant has a long trunk, or why a cheetah has its spots.
Characters in pourquoi stories tend to be animals and sometimes plants or other natural beings like planets or stars. These characters act and live like human beings. Characters either have a problem that is solved by changing their environment or the character gets in trouble and is punished and physically changed.
Now we present the next generation of pourquoi authors. Ms. Rogstad’s class is here and they have written glorious stories. Come and take a peek...
Pourquoi stories explain something in nature. The word pourquoi is French for “why”. No one knows exactly where the first pourquoi stories originated but all pourquoi stories were tales passed down from generation to generation through story telling. until they were written down.
Pourquoi stories (also known as origin tales) are quite similar to fables, legends, folktales, and myths. Pourquoi stories tend to be set in natural environments like jungles, deserts, small villages or farms.`Some pourquoi stories have morals but all were created to explain natural phenomena. Like why an elephant has a long trunk, or why a cheetah has its spots.
Characters in pourquoi stories tend to be animals and sometimes plants or other natural beings like planets or stars. These characters act and live like human beings. Characters either have a problem that is solved by changing their environment or the character gets in trouble and is punished and physically changed.
Now we present the next generation of pourquoi authors. Ms. Rogstad’s class is here and they have written glorious stories. Come and take a peek...