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| (Begin this play by having a volunteer play the
tree. He or she should stand in the middle of the room holding an
apple at arm's length. Adam and Eve walk up to the tree.) |
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| God |
(Speaking loudly from across the room) You are to eat
from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
for when you eat of it
you will surely die. |
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| (Adam walks away from the tree and a serpent comes
in and stands next to the tree.) |
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| Serpent |
Eve, did God really say, "You must not eat from any tree in
the garden?" |
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| Eve |
We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say,
"You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden and you must not touch
it, or you will die." |
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| Serpent |
You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it
your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. |
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| Eve |
Wow! It does look pretty good to eat and if it will give me wisdom
too... |
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| (Eve takes a bite of the apple (pretend) then
walks over to Adam and gives him a bite too. Then they both hide
under the table.) |
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| God |
(Speaking loudly from across the room) Where are you? |
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| (Adam and Eve come out from under the table.) |
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| Adam |
We were afraid so we hid. |
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| God |
Why were you afraid? Did you eat from the tree I told you
not to eat from?
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| Adam |
The woman you put here with me, she gave me some of the fruit
from the tree and I ate it. What else could I do? |
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| Eve |
It was that wicked serpent. He tricked me and I ate some. |
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| God |
The man now knows the difference between good and evil. He must
not be allowed to eat also from the tree of life and live forever. Man must be banished
forever from the Garden of Eden. |
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| (Adam and Eve walk away looking very sad.) |
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