Inside the Story
In the beginning, God made a beautiful garden called Eden and placed the first man, Adam, there to care for it. Adam gave names to all the animals, but none of them was quite the right companion for him, so God made Eve, and the two of them lived together in the garden, walking and talking with God himself.
God gave Adam and Eve only one rule: they could eat from any tree in the garden except one. But a clever serpent convinced Eve that the fruit from that one tree would make her wise like God, and she ate it, then gave some to Adam, who ate it too.
As soon as they ate, Adam and Eve realized something had changed, and they hid from God in shame. Even though there were real consequences for disobeying, God still cared for them: making clothes for them himself before sending them out of the garden.
