There came a time when there was only one good man in all the world and his name was Noah
everybody else was bad God wanted to start over fresh so he told Noah to build an ark
and Noah did
God told Noah to fill the ark with animals two of every kind
and Noah did
Noah and his family went to board two then God made the rain come down
it rained and rained until there was a great flood that covered the world
only those who were in the ark or safe and dry everybody else was drowned
then God made the sunshine and dry up the rain
everyone in the ark came out Noah said look God has sent us a sign in the sky
it means that he will never flood the world again the sign in the sky was the very first rainbow
Noah had many many descendants
as time went by they all formed groups and settled in several different places
one such group which had wandered far and wide finally reached a place with fertile plains called shiner in Babylonia
they all liked this place as soon as they arrived there
this is a beautiful place I think we should all settle down here what do you all say
yes, yes it is, indeed a lovely place we can make this into a beautiful town which will be the envy of everyone
so they all got together and set to work to create their dream city
they were very skilled workers and they did make a city that was indeed worthy of pride
news of their beautiful city soon spread far and wide and many people came to visit and admire it
one day the head of the town called all the residents for a meeting
my dear friends when we came here we had decided to make a city that everyone would talk about and admire
well like you know we have been able to achieve that not many have been able to match our expertise
however, I think that soon some people will be able to do what we have done
and maybe do it even better we cannot allow that to happen
no...not at all
well I have been thinking about it a lot lately
we have to do something remarkable which no one else can copy do you agree with me?
yes...yes...yes
I'm glad to hear that!
well I did think of something which I doubt anybody else can copy
I will need the cooperation of all my friends here to achieve that, are you willing?
I know that we have some extremely skilled people amongst us then we'll be able to do what I have in mind
I was thinking that we should build a tower
a tower? what is so special about a tower?
I'm sure there are towers in many other cities
no no you don't understand I was not thinking of an ordinary tower
sir, please tell us clearly what you are thinking I really cannot understand how we can make a tower that no one else can copy
my dear friend, we shall construct a tower that is very very tall
so tall that it will touch the sky
a tower that will touch the sky? really, you think we can do that?
of course, we can I have full faith and trust in the capabilities of my citizens
well then what are we waiting for let's start the planning right now
the people of the town became very excited
they were extremely proud of their town and were willing to do anything to make sure no other town could surpass them
they were ready to take on the challenge of executing such a difficult task
and soon the work on the tower started
everyone did what they could
and very soon the tower had reached a great height
look at that what a marvelous structure I don't think anyone can make something better than this
yes our beautiful town how everyone will envy us
in the meanwhile, God was watching what was going on and he was greatly distressed
that is indeed a wonderful town and tower, isn't it? why do you seem so upset, God?
you are only seeing the wonder of the town and tower but you don't see how the people of the town have changed
they have become proud and vain
they have forgotten me and think that they do not need me anymore
they don't realize what is happening and I have to stop this before it is too late
yes, yes god, I see now how the people of this town are so proud of their achievements
I am going to put a stop to this but how will you do that God?
why have the people been able to create all this?
because there is an understanding and cooperation between them
but if that understanding and cooperation go away they will not be able to do anything
I don't understand God, what do you plan to do?
come and see what I'm going to do
suddenly the people of the town became very confused they couldn't understand what was happening
everyone was uttering words which no one else could understand
what a sight it was there was chaos everywhere
everyone thought that the other person was babbling
there was utter frustration and confusion how could anyone live together if they could not understand each other
as a result, it was not possible for them to work together also so the construction of the famous tower was stopped
soon the town was no longer the beautiful place that the people had been so proud of
also since it was not possible for the people to live together harmoniously
they soon started drifting away to other places
it is said that this was how the different languages of the world evolved
God now that tower will never get completed
it is good but it will never get completed
if the tower had been completed the people would have become even more vain and proud
they would have forgotten me and gone against me and that would have led to their self-destruction
this incomplete tower should be called the Tower of Babel or confusion and should be a lesson for all men