Why Stories in Basic Vocabulary Author:Edward W. Dolch and Marguerite P. Dolch Children have always asked their parents "Why" things around them happen as they do, why some animals have long tails and others short tails, why some birds have bright colored feathers and others do not, why this and why that. And parents have made up wonderful stories to answer such questions. — To show how these "why" stories are found all ov... more »er the world, we have selected some from many countries. The people in the stories may be strange to you, and the animals may be strange. But this just goes to show that all peoples in all parts of the world had the same idea, telling why things are as they are or happen as they do.« less