Stories confirm the identity. It is for a reason that there are a number of important origin stories in which the mythical history of a country, people or region comes to life. Fairy tales came about at some point, usually with the aim of teaching children something. But also folk tales, sometimes to keep people on the right track, sometimes to frighten them. And then there are religious stories, the great books of the three monotheistic Religions and all other stories from all parts of the world.