The sun shone always, the birds sang, the waters flowed with music, the flowers cast sweet fragrance on the air.

In this forest, where fruit bloomed always, was one tree, the Tree of Life, the apple of which they must not eat.

In all this beautiful forest of abundance this apple alone was forbidden them.
"Now evil was born with woman.

A serpent tempted her to eat of the apple of Life, and she tempted the man to eat.

For their sin the Great Spirit commanded the serpent to crawl forever on his belly, and He drove them from the beautiful forest.