A world parents story is a type of creation myth that sees the world or universe as the original creator. It uses symbolic narrative to establish the world and nature as the origin of life. The sky and earth, or the sun and moon, are examples of main characters in this kind of origin story.
I don’t know if this is right. But Teurkle wanted to make us think. She wants us to think about the question but not actually answer it. Just expand our brains.