Story: Animals All Aboard

Animals All Aboard Source: Cobble Hill 

Bibliography: Genesis CH. 5-11, Kings James bible

Author's Note: I took the biblical story of Noah's Ark and wrote it from the animal's point of view. In the original story, God is unhappy with humanity and comes to Noah who is favorable. God gives Noah detailed instructions on how to build an Ark and He makes a covenant with Noah. Noah obeys God, and himself, his wife, the rest of his family board the ark, and a male and female of every pure creature on early board the ark. It rains for 40 days and 40 nights, and every living creature on early who isn't on the boat perishes. The flood last 150 days, then the ark is docked until the Lord summons them all off the ark. God then promises never to destroy the earth again. He reminds Noah of his domain over the animals, and instructs all living creatures to be fruitful and multiply. I decided to write this story from the animal's point of view. 

Animals All Aboard 

One morning as I was flying around looking for my breakfast, I overheard the most frightening news. A man named God was talking to a very only man names Noah. God said that this so called earth was evil and should be destroyed. I could tell God was a very powerful creature, and that he meant what He said. I soon ran into my friend, the Raven, who also heard the frightful news. We rested on a tree branch to ease-drop on the rest of the conversation.

"Make an ark out of gopher wood and create many rooms in it" God said to Noah. "I will bring a flood on the earth, but you and your family will be safe if you complete my covenant. To do this you must collect seven of every pure creature and two of every beast, a male and female, and keep them all alive."

After hearing this news, the Raven and I looked at each other. "Dove, we must spread the news and make sure we are the two of our kind to survive the disaster that is soon to come!" the Raven said to me. God had also told Noah that he must collect many birds in order to keep seeds upon the earth.
"We must have people of our kind eat a variety of seeds!" I said to the Raven, and then we were off to spread the message.

Soon, hundreds of animals, beast and creatures of purity, were headed towards Noah's ship grounds. Once the ark was finished, thousands of animals had migrated to where he lived. Two by two creatures entered the ark. The ship became very crowded, and I was fortunate to have the ability to sit above most animals. The elephants were not satisfied by this temporary arrangement.

"Why is everyone looking at me like I am taking up all their space? It is not my fault that all theses rooms are small and there is an elephant in the room!"

"I feel your pain," said Mr. giraffe. "My neck is aching, I can not possibly stay in this confinement!"

For a hundred and fifty days the waves crashed against the ark, and the animals bickered. During this chaos, food became scarce, and temperaments raised. The lions, tigers, and bears were temped to feast on all the indefensible prey located at their fingertips - OH MY! When things became heated, the orangutan would advice the animals to pray to God, and he always delivered.

At the end of the tenth month, the waters began to recede and mountain tops became visible. Noah opened a window and instructed the Raven to go survey the land and report back to him. There was no place for the Raven to rest his feet, for the earth was still flooded. One day, Noah instructed me, the Dove, to go and see if the water had abated the land. I flew and flew with no land in sight. When I returned Noah stuck out his arm for me to come to him. Noah and I had become very close. I enjoyed this man. His faith was strong and unshaken, which brought me comfort.

A week later, as I was sent to survey the and, I found an olive tree. I took one of the leaves of with my beak, and clenched it for dear life as I hurried back to the ark. Noah wanted to stay one more week upon the ark to be sure the waters had cleared the earth. I week later he sent me again, this time he instructed me not to return if it was clear our time of recreation had come. As I flew above the dried earth, I knew that soon all of the creatures of the ark would soon join me upon the earth.

As I began to making my new home in that olive tree, I heard God say, "Go forth of the ark, take your wife and your family. Lead all the living creating with you and settle the earth. Breed abundantly and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth." And so Noah lead everyone off the ark, created an alter, and encouraged every living thing to thank God for their deliverance. I prayed from my olive tree. I heard birds calling out, wolves howling, and beasts growling with praise. God said he would never curse the ground again, and we all believed His word was true.