STONE CIRCLE STORIES CULTURE and FOLKTALES POURQUOI STORIES By Virginia Loh-HagAn People have been telling stories since the beginning of time This series focuses on stories found across cultures You may have heard these stories from your parents or grandparents Or you may have told one yourself around a campfire Stories explain the world around us They inspire They motivate They even scare We tell stories to share our history
Introduction pourquoi stories What is a pourquoi story How is it different from a creation story Why are pourquoi stories important Pourquoi is a French word It means why Pourquoi stories explain why something is the way it is An example is why dogs bark Pourquoi stories are different from creation stories Creation stories explain how the universe was created Before science people wondered about the world They made up stories These stories explained nature They explained how the world worked They helped people understand things Today people have science to explain things Many cultures have pourquoi tales 4
But pourquoi stories still give us a lot of information They help us learn more about people who lived long ago They give us information about their beliefs 5
