When God created Adam and Eve,he loved them above everything else he ever made
he gave them a most beautiful garden to live in and the tastiest fruits to eat
However, one day they disobeyed God’s rule
God got angry at them and asked them to leave the Garden of Eden
They were very sad and felt sorry for what they did
I loved you as my own and gave you everything you would ever needed
yet you failed me by disobeying me
I am very disappointed in you
You must now leave this garden and live on earth
In the next few years, Eve gave birth to two sons
Cain was their firstborn and Abel was their second son
They loved their sons like God taught them to love
they both grew up to become strong and handsome young men
Father! Father! Look,we have two newborn lambs They are so naughty!… look at them!
God has blessed your flock Abel
You have taken good care of them and they are healthy and thriving
I’m so proud of you.
While Cain looked after the fields
Abel looked after the sheep
Abel was a kind young man who loved his parents and his elder brother
Cain was jealous of Abel as he grew up
he felt his parents did not love him as much as they loved Abel
Adam told his sons how he was proud of his sons and their hard work
He instructed both of them to offer a sacrifice to God to thank him
and to seek his blessings.
I will give the Lord our newborn lamb as an offering
I will give the lord a worthy offering too Father I am sure he will be pleased
So be it my sons
Get your offerings ready we will offer them tomorrow at sunrise
Are you really going to offer the new born lamb as offering to the Lord?
Yes brother,I want to give my best to the Lord
After all all that we’ve got actually belongs to him It would be my pleasure to sacrifice the lamb for God
Listen Abel, this is just silly
Have you ever seen God Or heard him
Father is simply telling you all these stupid stories so that you behave well
Don’t waste your newborn lamb as an offering
Place an old sheep that is about to die anyway
You will be wiser if you listen to my words
I am offering some dried up fruits that I was going to get rid of
I don’t think that is the right thing to do brother
We would be disobeying our parents if we offered the Lord any thing lesser than our best
Whatever you do I am going to offer my best lamb tomorrow
the next day Cain and Abel did as their parents had instructed them,and placed their offering for the God
When Cain placed his offering on the fire the fire died down
When Abel offered his new born lamb the fire grew back to life and enveloped it consuming it instantly
This was a sign that God had accepted Abel’s offering and rejected Cain’s
Adam asked Cain why he always looked unhappy
He told him to love his brother He told Cain that God loved them equally
Cain promised his father that he would take care of his brother and love him always.
Eve was worried about how Cain was constantly bullying his brother.
She told Abel that although it looked like Cain was angry at him
Cain actually loved him and was only trying to keep him safe
Eve told Abel to love and respect his elder brother,and to be patient with him
Abel reassured his mother that she need not be worried and that he would always love and respect Cain
Eve was very happy to hear this
She felt lucky to be the mother of such a wonderful boy!
Cain, what are you brooding over?
You seem to be unhappy about something
Who is that? I can’t see you Where are you? Come forward at once
No need to be afraid Cain
I don’t hide from anybody
I’m always here, never absent
I am whatever you see around you
I made you.
I am your Lord.
Lord?
How come I have never heard you before? And why do you speak to me now My Lord?
I've been noticing you since you were born
I have seen your childhood
I have seen you grow into a man and go through your life
I know you Cain Your thoughts are troubling you
They do not make you happy
Why are you sad?
Nothing my Lord I am just tired and getting some rest after working in the fields
You can hide nothing from me not even your thoughts
Make peace with your brother make peace with yourself
He has never meant any harm to you
He wish nothing but your happiness
I am here to warn you that you are straying on to the path of great evil
You must return to the path of righteousness and be a worthy brother
and a good son to your parents Go Now
But the evil in Cain’s mind grew as days passed by
One day he decided to get rid of his brother
Why did you call me out to the field?
Where are you taking me?
Come with me brother I want to show you something,
it’s not far We’re almost there.
They walked into the field and Cain took him to a spot where he had tied up one of his brother’s sheep
Cain’s expression changed suddenly and he asked his brother
You think you are wiser than me now?
Just because you seem to be everybody’s favourite boy and God’s chosen one
it doesn’t mean you can be disrespectful to me.
I have no reason to like and accept everything you do
Cain takes a huge rock he hits Abel on the head using all his force.
Oh my God!What will I tell Father and Mother?
Cain, in a spite of anger,had killed his own brother!
He didn’t know what to do so dug a hole and hid his brothers body in it
Cain,where is Abel? He is supposed to have come home by now
How should I know? I am not his keeper I have not seen him mother
Go look for him Cain You are his brother Go at once and bring him home
As you wish father.
Cain my son where are you going? where is your brother Abel?
I am not my brother’s keeper my Lord I am searching for him now
He has not come home yet
I have told you that no one can hide anything from me
You have committed a terrible sin
You killed your own brother
I see his blood staining the paddy fields It has soaked the earth and is crying out to me
He did nothing to harm you
He only wanted to do his best
He had nothing but love and respect for you
He loved his parents and they loved him back.
Why did you kill your own brother Cain?
Oh God,what have I done…what have I done?
What should I do God?What will I tell my parents? I am a horrible being.I am lost forever
You must run away from this land where your brother’s blood has fallen
Run away from your parents and go far far away
Oh God!Where will I go what will I do now?
you will only birth until you die and nobody will love you
Nobody will kill you as I will place a mark on your forehead
to warn whoever you come across that you cannot be killed.
And for the rest of his life Cain roamed the earth like a mad man horrified by the crime he had committed