Adam and Chava

Adam and Chava were living in Gan Eden happily,
They were permitted to eat fruit from almost every tree,
But there was one exception,
To eat from the tree of knowledge was out of the question.

When Hashem's words Adam did repeat,
He said that the forbidden fruit they may not touch or eat,
Adam added to what Hashem did say,
The snake took the opportunity to trick Chava right away.

The snake pushed Chava's hand to make her touch the fruit of the tree,
He said nothing will happen if you eat the fruit, trust me,
Just like when you touched the fruit nothing happened to you,
You can eat the forbidden fruit, it will make you smarter too.

Chava listened to the tricky snake,
From the fruit she did take,
She gave some to her husband too,
Hashem asked "Where are you?"

No one can hide from Hashem,
He wanted to start a conversation with them,
Hashem made clothes for Adam and Chava to wear,
Although they didn't listen, Hashem always does care.

We also need to ask ourselves each day,
Am I fulfilling my mission today?
Where am I with regards to what I need to do?
Am I acting like a proud Jew?

Questions for discussion:

1. What is the danger of adding words to what someone said?
2. Why is it important to listen to our parents and teachers?
3. If we do something wrong, what should we do about it?

Souvenirs:

Adam and Chava erasers

snake