Pourquoi tales ("pourquoi"means"why" in french)seek to explain natural phenomena.They provide primitive explanations for the many "why" questions early humans asked. they are found throughout the world and especially popular in African and native american folklore. there is a strong connection between pourquoi tales and myths however, the setting in pourquoi tales is earthly is and deities play no role in pourquoi tales as they do in myths. For example,"Why the sun and the moon live in the sky"(from southern Nigeria),"Where stories come from"(from Zulu),and "Why mosquitoes buzz in people's Ears"(1976)