adam and eve translated

There are a lot of things about the Bible I don't understand which makes for a lot of things I'm uncomfortable teaching my kids.  I will, because I want my children to have faith and hope, but I realize it means there are some things that I will have to sort out in my own my mind in preparation to answer their innocent questions.  

I just hope I don't totally twist the meaning.  (Isn't that what religion is always doing?)

My kids are getting more and more into books, and I've started to let them read my page books rather than just board books.  I pulled down the children's Bible yesterday that my Mom had got for them. I read them the simplified version on Adam and Even.

 Tomris was still looking at it today.  She had at the table and was carefully examining the pictures, asking  (and yelling) questions at me about the people, what they were doing, and why.

"Why is she scared?" or "Why are they hiding?" or "Why are they sad?" and so on.

Last night, after reading the story - I had gone through the same questions with them, after reading the story.  The conversation went something like this:

Why are they scared?

Because they were in a garden full of good trees and good fruit, but they wanted fruit from the only tree God said they couldn't eat from.

Why?

They were greedy?

Why?

Because they wanted more treats.  

More treats?

Yeah, you know how mama gives you a treat or a toy and sometimes you cry because you want two treats or more toys?  Well they wanted more treats too, and God said no - but they took it anyway.  They were naughty and so they had to leave the pretty garden.  That's why they are sad.  

So tonight, Tomris, examining the pages and the trees and she asked me,

"They wanted more treats?"

Yes.  I've reduced The Original Sin to children wanting more treats.