Bible Story reimagined.
The second of the series I am writing for my greatgrandchildren.
Noah’s Ark
It began to rain on Tuesday. It rained and rained on Wednesday too, and Thursday and Friday. It didn’t stop on Saturday or Sunday or even Monday. It just rained and rained and rained.
Last week Mrs Next Door had come in for a cuppa with Mrs Noah and said, “Why is Mr Noah out there chopping and sawing and drilling and building a ginormous boat, when there’s not a drop of water round here to float it?
Mrs Noah had a sort of secret smile, and said, “Don’t you worry Mrs Next Door. My husband knows what’s what.
All the neighbours were agog, when they peeped through their curtains and saw Master Shem and Master Ham and Master Japheth herding all kinds of animals two by two, up the gang plank and into the boat, which was called an Ark.
There were camels and elephants and kangaroos and snails, giraffes and hippos and gorillas and ants, puppies and goldfish, panda bears and bees, butterflies and canaries and absolutely every animal you can think of. Even
Rhinoceroses!
When all the animals were aboard, Mr and Mrs Noah told their family, “Hurry, hurry. Grab the kids and get on board, shut the doors. Here comes the rain!”
It didn’t stop raining until there wasn’t even one bit of land showing, even the tippy top of a mountain, just water, water everywhere.
After the rain stopped they all stretched and yawned, opened the door and began their new life, all fresh and clean again.
God put a rainbow in the sky to show how much he loved them.
That and a little bit of this 
That is great. I can see the kids counting the different kinds of animals (done it myself) I like the picture, too. we have a mural in our memorial Hall at our church that starts at creation and ends at Noah’s Ark.The pictures were all done by the children then recreated and painted as a mural by a retired art teacher and volunteers.
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That is such a lovely story!!!
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That’s lovely! A really nice re-telling, very engaging. Meg I heard back from the Henry Lawson competition (earlier in the year you helped me with a story about a horse, for that) – neither of the prose pieces achieved anything, but I had a phone call from one of the organisers to say that my poem ‘Ancient Land’ had been very Highly Commended! So that was nice to hear. She invited me to the readings by the winners. When I said I lived in WA, she understood how I wouldn’t be coming to Victoria for it! Another thing – I have a book called “Phoebe” written by Paula Gooder, a NTestament scholar – a novelette about the early church in Rome. I think you’d like it, it brings to life the stories in Acts, in the same way you are enlivening the Bible stories for children. I’ll bring it to writers’ next time – next Mon, which will be the last one before the holidays won’t it. Love and Blessings,Marion
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I enjoyed this Meg, thanks for sharing.
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