"made-to-order story" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1940, Edwina Fallis, The Child and Things, page 170:",
          "text": "The teacher may introduce the first made-to-order story thus: She places the table before her and says, \"Patty, go to the Tell-Me-a-Story book and bring me three things that you want me to have in the story I am going to tell.\"",
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          "ref": "2008, Rosamond Wolff Purcell, Linnea Suzanne Hall, René Corado, Egg & Nest, page 188:",
          "text": "The elements for this made-to-order story come from all corners of the archives, which contain so much.",
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          "ref": "1998, Celia Correas de Zapata, Isabel Allende: Life and Spirits, page 202:",
          "text": "Every night when we tucked you into bed, you gave me a subject or a first sentence, and in three seconds I would create a made-to-order story. Since then I have lost the knack for instant inspiration, but I hope it isn't dead […]",
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        "A story (fictional narrative) improvised by the teller based on elements suggested by the listener."
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