Saturday, September 29, 2007
In The Garden
Manny awoke with a pain in his side. It was at the site of his lowest left rib. He rubbed at the soreness and found the flesh to feel softer than he expected.
At that moment The Big Man appeared.
"Manny, I've a gift for you. Her name is Eva. She's going to keep you company."
"That's fine ," said Manny, "but I've got a pain in my side."
"If you think that's a pain," joked The Big Man, "wait till you get to know Eva."
"Where is she," asked Manny.
"Over in the center of the garden. She was just talking with Sammy the Snake. You'd better tell her I've forbidden you both to eat the fruit from that one apple tree - the one she's standing under."
Manny went to the center of the garden and introduced himself.
"How did you know my name was Eva."
"Oh, I get to name everything," Manny replied, hoping to impress her.
"I've just been told that the fruit of this tree is the most delicious in the garden," said Eva. "Let's try some."
"No!" warned Manny. "We're forbidden by The Big Man to eat from that tree. Everything else here is fair game."
"You men have to learn that you can't forbid us anything," objected Eva, and she took a big bite of the forbidden apple.
"Delicious," she exclaimed. "You must try this Manny."
And he did. At that moment The Big Man appeared.
"You two have been disobedient. You're hereby evicted! And when you're out there in the world, you'd better put some clothes on. Otherwise you may be arrested for indecent exposure."
At that moment The Big Man appeared.
"Manny, I've a gift for you. Her name is Eva. She's going to keep you company."
"That's fine ," said Manny, "but I've got a pain in my side."
"If you think that's a pain," joked The Big Man, "wait till you get to know Eva."
"Where is she," asked Manny.
"Over in the center of the garden. She was just talking with Sammy the Snake. You'd better tell her I've forbidden you both to eat the fruit from that one apple tree - the one she's standing under."
Manny went to the center of the garden and introduced himself.
"How did you know my name was Eva."
"Oh, I get to name everything," Manny replied, hoping to impress her.
"I've just been told that the fruit of this tree is the most delicious in the garden," said Eva. "Let's try some."
"No!" warned Manny. "We're forbidden by The Big Man to eat from that tree. Everything else here is fair game."
"You men have to learn that you can't forbid us anything," objected Eva, and she took a big bite of the forbidden apple.
"Delicious," she exclaimed. "You must try this Manny."
And he did. At that moment The Big Man appeared.
"You two have been disobedient. You're hereby evicted! And when you're out there in the world, you'd better put some clothes on. Otherwise you may be arrested for indecent exposure."
