The Creation and Adam and Eve Audio
This charming story based on the beginning of the Old Testament is read by the late John Le Mesurier, most famous for his role as Sergeant Wilson in the long running and much loved television series, Dad s Army. The start of everything, and the mistake of Adam and Eve with the apple in the Garden of Eden is all told with gentle charm. This version for children was written by Robert Duncan and Storynory would like to thank Once Upon a World for sharing this very special audio with us. The entire collection can be bought from the Once Upon a World website.
Introduced - of course - by Natasha. Read by John Le Mesurier. Duration 7 Minutes.
For the full text read on;
On the first day the world had ever known, God had a busy week in front of him. He said, ‘We will have light and darkness, and I will call the light day, and the dark part night.’ It all happened just as he said.
On the second day God decided there should be lots of sky all round the world. He called the sky Heaven. The next day he made all the land, and all the seas. He said that grass and plants and fruit would grow on the land.
On Thursday God worked a bit more on the light and darkness. He put finishing touches to it and threw in lots of stars. He was very pleased with what he had done.
The fifth day was very important for God. He made all the birds, and all the fishes. ‘Have lots of children,’ he told them. That’s why there are so many birds in the sky and fishes in the sea.
He had to sleep, and the next morning he said, ‘Today I shall make all the animals for the land, and if I have time I shall make a man, and he can be just like me.’ He thought that was a very good idea.
By this time it was the world’s seventh day - Sunday. God was very tired, he had worked hard for six whole days.
‘I shall make this my day of rest,’ he said.
And that’s why we’re all a bit lazy on Sundays.
When God had rested for a while, he got down to making the most beautiful garden. He called it the Garden of Eden. It had wonderful trees, and flowers. It even had lots of birds and animals in it. Whatever your favourite animal is, it was there.
God put the man he had made into the garden. The man rubbed his eyes and looked all round. God said to him, ‘Now listen, Adam (that was the man’s name) you can eat the fruit, climb the trees, paddle in the rivers and jump over the bushes, but there’s one thing you must never do. You must never eat the apples from the big tree in the middle of the garden because that tree tells you what is good and what is bad.’
Adam said, ‘What’s bad?’
‘Never mind,’ said God, ‘you go and have a nice time, and forget about that tree.’
God peeped out of the sky quite often to see how Adam was getting on, and soon he realised Ð Adam was lonely. God thought, ‘he hasn’t got any friends, no one to talk to Ð he will become unhappy soon.’
So one night, when Adam was asleep, God made a woman to be a friend for him. He called her Eve.
Adam and Eve got on very well together. They used to play with the animals, and eat lots of fruit from all the trees. Except one - the forbidden tree.
One day they decided to walk to the middle of the garden, and there was the most beautiful apple hanging from this special tree.
There was also a big nasty snake in the tree, who said, ‘Hey, why don’t you two eat that apple, it’s the nicest, biggest, juiciest apple I ever saw.’ Adam looked worried. ‘We’re not allowed to, God said so.’
‘Oh, don’t worry about that,’ said the horrible snake. ‘Have a bite, go on.’
Adam looked at Eve, and Eve looked at Adam, and the apple looked lovely. Eve tasted the apple.
‘Go on, try it,’ she said. Adam had a bite, and at once felt ashamed because he hadn’t any clothes on.
It just happened that God was walking in the garden that day, and when Adam and Eve heard him coming up the path, they ran to hide.
God was very angry when he found them. ‘You have eaten the fruit, haven’t you?’ he demanded. Adam said they had, but explained that the snake said it would be all right.
God told the snake that he was going to be the nastiest animal in the world, and he told Adam and Eve that now they would know everything about good and bad, for what good it would do them, and he turned them out of the garden of Eden and said they must look after themselves.
There was a great storm, and God went back to Heaven, leaving a flaming sword to make sure nobody touched the tree again.
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70 Comments
it was alright but it could of been better
only kiding
your story is cool
i like your site but i don’t like that start when that natash talk about the story i would of liked the story to just start with him talking it wraks the story :-]
cool site but you need more book to listen too kk
more jesus storys please
i like this but you need more jesus storys
It was a litt; confusing.Maybe Natasaha u can read it the next time round.
NAW NO MORE THERES ENUTH MAHN GOD SAKE
Story was ok but not quit on line
I love cheese
nice but incomplete how about how god created adam and eve
How cares if it’s incompleate. It’s STORY FOR FUN. I think it was the best Adam and Eve story I’v ever heard.
incomplete story could have been better
The seventh day is Saturday, not Sunday…look at any calendar. Saturday is His Sabbath still; it hasn’t changed.
Ithought the story was interesting and is great for little kids. And yall just hatin’ cause yall dumb and can’t write a story like this. If I’m 13 and liked it, than little kids might like it too.
nice
I think this is a very good story.
Beacuase its very curious,
and I think everybody should read this because its a true story that happened to Adam and Eve.
Oh and I like this story alot!!!
I like the stor alot it helps me to understand god
Saturday is Sabbath day and not Sunday. …anyway, the story is nice…
hi
it was o.k.y good job.
i thought it was very good
I really like this story. It is very good.
realy fascinating but i think it would be better if you had more storys!
sunday is the sabbath not saturday. nice story i like it
what made them famous
i really loved the story.
i wish i could write a story like you
i wish i could write a story like you it was fantastic
on homework
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YEAH ,MATEEE
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HEYOOOO
WE ARE 15 AND WE LOVED THIS STORY. WE EVEN RECORED IT TO SHOW OFF TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO DONT BELIEVE IN GOD :O:O:O!!!
NOW WE HAVE PROVE HE IS REAL BECAUSE THE FROG DUDE TOLD US.
WE LOVE GOD AND ALWAYS WILL!!
P.S HEY SARAH DID YEW ENJOY OUR LITTLE GIFT TAKE THAT FOR IGNORING MEH!!! BITCH!!!!
WELL LOVEYA LOTTIE&&MOLLY
GOD IS AMAZING
GOD IS KWL
GOD IS WKD
LETS US ALL DROOL!!
I LOVE GOOOOODD
WE ARE 15 AND WE LOVED THIS STORY. WE EVEN RECORED IT TO SHOW OFF TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO DONT BELIEVE IN GOD :O:O:O!!!
NOW WE HAVE PROVE HE IS REAL BECAUSE THE FROG DUDE TOLD US.
WE LOVE GOD AND ALWAYS WILL!!
P.S HEY SARAH DID YEW ENJOY OUR LITTLE GIFT TAKE THAT FOR IGNORING MEH!!! B***H!!!!
WELL LOVEYA LOTTIE&&MOLLY
GOD IS AMAZING
GOD IS KWL
GOD IS WKD
LETS US ALL DROOL!!
I LOVE GOOOOODD
Hey , What’s the wrong with the author ?
He mentioned that god got tierd!!!!!!
That’s a foolish idea to think of , I think god never get tierd , Never Never Never Never……
God is the most powerful and never get tierd , so don’t say this again….
i think you could put the whole story on there but so far i think it great
that was a wonderful story
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only kidin
i was ok but it didn’t reely tell u much about it only a tree and adam and eve not aloud to eat apples off off it!!……so it was…..ok…………
i thought they both ate the same apple and that’s how we are here today???!!!!
i really like this story its shows never trust somone you do not know!
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hi
hi this needs some more info
OMG, that has to be the worst kids story I have ever read, let’s start instilling fear at a young age and educate them all about the “good god”, and people buy into this garbage.
Every now and then I just have to point out that although we carry some Bible stories, Storynory isn’t the place for a religious debate.
These stories are part of our cultural heritage, and are also very good stories. You are welcome to include them as part of your personal belief, but they are here just as as educational stories for all to enjoy.
brillant excellent wonderful storie and site!
I like the story The creation of Adam and Eve
dang some of yall are mean to whoever wrote this.
dang some of yall are mean to whoever wrote this.
adam Eve not eat that
Well Good!
I just think Bible stories should be closer to the original story - not change or add to the truth.
It s a superb web side for the short story.
Thank you
I think that is a great story. I have quetion thogh…why did eve eat the apple and get adam in truble? even if adam is lonely he did not do anything wrong and it was eve who started the big mess? it means girls are truble…and they arn’t good at sports neither.
John Le Mesurier has a very pleasant reading voice but the Bible story he read was totally inaccurate. What a pity it wasn’t read along the lines as given in the Bible.
Nowhere does it say “God was angry” or that the “seventh day was Sunday” or that “God was tired.”
After Adam had disobeyed God came to look for him in the cool of the day not in the heat of the day showing that He wasn’t angry.
The Bible says the Seventh day is the Sabbath and according to the dictionary Saturday is the seventh day.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saturday
and if saturday is the seventh day then sunday must be the first day and cannot be the Sabbath.
Does God ever get tired?
“Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom”
Isa 40:28
If you would like to read what the Bible really said just go to this link and read Genesis 1 to 3.
http://www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
intresting and quite good
can i have a favor i want to test my self can i receive a test please!!!!
O.K
COOL
EASY TO READ
TO KIDDISH
SEE YA
hi it was alright helped me though with what i had to do.
I agree with renee to kiddish though.
loved it loved it loved it
so cool and fun to read
also really fun
but you need more jesus storys otherwise awsome as and and great!!!
sturday is the seventh day and not sunday, the reason why we’re all are a bit lazy is because dat is when we do the most work ok. and your story was good.
we thought the story was realy good. we enjoyed it very much and i dont know what the people meant when the said it was incomplete. it was a bit of cliff hanger but it was quite good. we dont want swearing on this but mollie&lottie what was the prezant lol. sarah you must have done something bad to have that on the internet. anyway great story loved it.xxxXxxxXxxxXxxx
anyomus very good name by the way
A BIG MISTAKE:
THE SEVENTH DAY, WHICH IS THE DAY OF REST, IS SATURDAY, NOT SUNDAY.
SUNDAY IS THE FIRST, NOT THE LAST DAY OF THE WEEK.
IN THE ORIGINAL HEBREW BIBLE, SUNDAY IS CALLED -THE FIRST DAY-.
SATURDAY IS -SHABBAT-
THE WORD SHABBAT MEANS -TO REST…
Look up this link to understand the different views about the Jewish and the Christian Sabbath.
http://www.wcg.org/lit/law/sabbath/history1.htm
It is clear that the Lord ‘rested’ on the seventh day, WHICH WAS SATURDAY, A.K.A. ‘SHABAT’, The word Shabbat means ‘to rest’ in Hebrew and in Arameic.
I suggest if possible, to correct the story, for the sake of truth, or at least delete those parts which suggest that G-d rested on a Sunday. Maybe He was sooo tired that He needed TWO DAYS OF REST LOL.
Read this link:
http://www.wcg.org/lit/law/sabbath/history1.htm
Normally we try to stay out of religious debate, however, the issue of Sunday / Saturday and Sabbath does seem to be an important one for a section of listeners.
The Bible stories are actually supplied by a 3rd party and were recorded 50 years ago. So I’m sorry that editing the audio of this story isn’t possible.
We do actually have some stories recorded by Natasha - but we did them for somebody else. I’ll ask and see if we can put some or any of them on the site. One is about the Creation, and it does follow the original closely. I think it would satisfy everyone if we could post it - so let’s see.