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The Story of Adam
& Eve's Pets
Adam
and Eve said,
'Lord, when we
were in the
garden, you walked
with us every day.
Now we do not see
you anymore. We
are lonesome here,
and it is
difficult for us
to remember how
much you love us.'
And God said, I
will create a
companion for you
that will be with
you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you
will love me even
when you cannot
see me. Regardless
of how selfish or
childish or
unlovable you may
be, this new
companion will
accept you as you
are and will love
you as I do, in
spite of
yourselves.'
And God created a
new animal to be a
companion for Adam
and Eve.
And
it was a good
animal and God was
pleased.
And the new animal
was pleased to be
with Adam and Eve
and he wagged his
tail. And Adam
said, 'Lord, I
have already named
all the animals in
the Kingdom and I
cannot think of a
name for this new
animal.' And
God said, 'I have
created this new
animal to be a
reflection of my
love for you,
his name will be a
reflection of my
own name, and you
will call him
DOG.'
And
Dog lived with
Adam and Eve and was
a companion to
them and loved
them.
And they were
comforted. And God
was pleased. And
Dog was content
and wagged his
tail.
After a while, it
came to pass that
an angel came to
the Lord and said,
'Lord, Adam
and Eve have
become filled with
pride. They strut
and preen like
peacocks and they
believe they are
worthy of
adoration. Dog has
indeed taught them
that they are
loved, but perhaps
too well.'
And
God said, I will
create for them a
companion who will
be with them and
who will see them
as they are. The
companion will
remind them of
their limitations,
so they will know
that they are not
always worthy of
adoration.'
And God created
CAT to be a
companion to Adam
and Eve.
And Cat would not
obey them. And
when Adam and Eve
gazed into Cat's
eyes, they were
reminded that they
were not the
supreme beings.
Adam and Eve
learned
humility... And
they were greatly
improved.
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