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Man is, in his actions and practice, as well as in his fictions, essentially a story-telling animal.

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The quote says that storytelling is central to human life. People do not tell stories only in fiction; their actions and everyday practices also express stories about what they are doing, what matters, and how events fit together. Calling humans a “story-telling animal” presents narrative as a basic way people understand and shape their lives.

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Cambridge University Press, Social Philosophy and Policy
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