Bible Blossom - Storyteller's Handbook

C REATION AND THE F ALL • 37

Theme

The Lord, the Creator, is the giver of all life and ruler of all that lives.

Setting

The Garden of Eden

• The Lord • The man • The woman

Major Characters

Plot

Introduction and Rising Action 1. The Lord forms the man out of the dirt of the earth and places him in the Garden of Eden. 2. The Lord forbids the man to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 3. The Lord says that it is not good for the man to be alone. 4. God brings the animals in pairs and the man gives them names. Climax 5. No match is found for him, so God causes a deep sleep to fall on the man. 6. He fashions woman out of the man’s rib, as a suitable companion for him. Falling Action and Resolution 7. The two human beings live in the Garden of Eden, working and tending it. 8. They are only forbidden to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.