ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A pourquoi story ("pourquoi” means “why” in French), 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. Many legends and folk tales are pourquoi stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main difference between myth and folktale is that the myth is a traditional or legendary story usually explaining some historical phenomenon or religious concept while the folktale is a fictional story passed down through generations.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Myth A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Myth. A myth is a traditional story that may answer life’s overarching questions, such as the origins of the world (the creation myth) or of a people.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Norse god Odin created man from ash wood and woman from alder. The Machiguenga of Peru believe the were made by a god, Tasorinchi, who carved them out of balsa wood. The Tlingit of Alaska say the Raven created not only the first human beings, but also the first animals, as well as the sun, the moon, and the stars.