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Purpose of this webpage : To introduce young spirits to Aquarian Spirituality, through stories.
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Recommended for ages 7 - 11
Lets begin with a little story about spirituality in ancient times :
That mysterious snake thing
A long long time ago, the world was a mysterious place. People didn't really understand how the world worked. The forests and hills seemed to be filled with many spirits and spooks. And when ancient cave men and women looked up at the night sky, they must have wondered what all those stars were for, and where had the sun gone ( and if it was coming back ! ).
At night, some cave dwellers began to leave gifts of food outside their cave, hoping that whatever was out there, would be pleased with the offering, and bring the sun back, and not harm them.
Some mornings, the children would find the food gone. " The great spook must have come last night " they yelled to their parents. And the parents believed them, for the food was gone, and the sun had come back.
As the years went by, each tribe made elaborate gifts of food offerings, hoping to please the mysterious spooky creature of the night. When rains didn't come, and food became scarce, chiefs offered even more sacrifices to the spirit. Sometimes the rains came back, and food grew plentiful again. Everyone danced and sang praises to their mysterious god . . . which no one ever saw.
Some tribes believed the mysterious great spirit was like a big dragon. After all, they often found dinosaur bones nearby, but they never saw any live ones. Other tribes believed this god was a huge scary snake. When they looked up in the night sky, they could see, what looked like a large snake near the bright part of the night sky
( Parents : the Snake Nebula in the constellation of Ophiuchus is near the bright center of the Milky Way galaxy )
A long long time ago, the world was a mysterious place. People didn't really understand how the world worked. The forests and hills seemed to be filled with many spirits and spooks. And when ancient cave men and women looked up at the night sky, they must have wondered what all those stars were for, and where had the sun gone ( and if it was coming back ! ).
At night, some cave dwellers began to leave gifts of food outside their cave, hoping that whatever was out there, would be pleased with the offering, and bring the sun back, and not harm them.
Some mornings, the children would find the food gone. " The great spook must have come last night " they yelled to their parents. And the parents believed them, for the food was gone, and the sun had come back.
As the years went by, each tribe made elaborate gifts of food offerings, hoping to please the mysterious spooky creature of the night. When rains didn't come, and food became scarce, chiefs offered even more sacrifices to the spirit. Sometimes the rains came back, and food grew plentiful again. Everyone danced and sang praises to their mysterious god . . . which no one ever saw.
Some tribes believed the mysterious great spirit was like a big dragon. After all, they often found dinosaur bones nearby, but they never saw any live ones. Other tribes believed this god was a huge scary snake. When they looked up in the night sky, they could see, what looked like a large snake near the bright part of the night sky
( Parents : the Snake Nebula in the constellation of Ophiuchus is near the bright center of the Milky Way galaxy )
The Wise Queen of Eden
In the Land of Eden, near the big river, a wise Queen served her people. In fact, as long as anyone could remember in Eden, Queens had always served in this land.
This wise queen's name was Eve, which meant ' she who was filled with life '.
Mother Eve, as everyone liked to call her, taught her people three things : 1 ) that we should love one another, 2 ) that all living things are free, and 3 ) the we should keep our land beautiful. No one was to hunt the animals in the Land of Eden. There was plenty of fruits and nuts to gather from the sacred trees. There were grains to harvest, and vegetables to cultivate. Chickens laid lots of delicious eggs, which the children collected every day. The weather was beautiful and the good folk of Eden lived long and happy lives.
But one day, from over the mountain range, a group of warriors appeared. Their chief, who was a giant, came to Queen Eve, and offered to trade a mysterious shiny metal object for food ; especially chickens. The chief called his shiny object " the Golden Snake ". It was made of gold and looked like a real scary snake with shiny red eyes.
When Queen Eve asked the chief " what would I do with this golden snake ? ", the chief answered that the Golden Snake was made to honour their high god ; the Great Snake Spirit in the Sky, and would bring them lots of luck !
" Luck ? " the Queen answered, a little bewildered.
Then the chief explained : " Our snake god needs to eat lots of chickens, but we have no more chickens to offer.
So we have come to Eden to trade our Golden Snake idol for some of your chickens ".
Queen Eve was horrified ! Nobody in Eden ate the chickens. She did not like this Snake Spirit. And, she did not want to give away her chickens, after all, where would the children get their delicious eggs ?
As for the Golden Snake idol, she didn't think much of it. It looked scary and would simply frighten all the young children.
" I have no use for it " she told the chief.
In the Land of Eden, near the big river, a wise Queen served her people. In fact, as long as anyone could remember in Eden, Queens had always served in this land.
This wise queen's name was Eve, which meant ' she who was filled with life '.
Mother Eve, as everyone liked to call her, taught her people three things : 1 ) that we should love one another, 2 ) that all living things are free, and 3 ) the we should keep our land beautiful. No one was to hunt the animals in the Land of Eden. There was plenty of fruits and nuts to gather from the sacred trees. There were grains to harvest, and vegetables to cultivate. Chickens laid lots of delicious eggs, which the children collected every day. The weather was beautiful and the good folk of Eden lived long and happy lives.
But one day, from over the mountain range, a group of warriors appeared. Their chief, who was a giant, came to Queen Eve, and offered to trade a mysterious shiny metal object for food ; especially chickens. The chief called his shiny object " the Golden Snake ". It was made of gold and looked like a real scary snake with shiny red eyes.
When Queen Eve asked the chief " what would I do with this golden snake ? ", the chief answered that the Golden Snake was made to honour their high god ; the Great Snake Spirit in the Sky, and would bring them lots of luck !
" Luck ? " the Queen answered, a little bewildered.
Then the chief explained : " Our snake god needs to eat lots of chickens, but we have no more chickens to offer.
So we have come to Eden to trade our Golden Snake idol for some of your chickens ".
Queen Eve was horrified ! Nobody in Eden ate the chickens. She did not like this Snake Spirit. And, she did not want to give away her chickens, after all, where would the children get their delicious eggs ?
As for the Golden Snake idol, she didn't think much of it. It looked scary and would simply frighten all the young children.
" I have no use for it " she told the chief.
The big chief got very angry. He really wanted all the chickens in the Queen's village. He threatened to bring his whole army and take every animal back with him, and not just the chickens ! With that, the chief left the village, and stormed back to his camp by the river.
Queen Eve was scared. She could see her tribe could not defend the animals from the giant chief and his army.
The Queen turned to her husband - Prince Adam - for his thoughts. " Dear husband Adam, what do you think we should we do ? " she asked him, for she knew he was clever ( that's why she chose him to be her Prince ! ) .
Adam could also see, that nobody in Eden was strong enough to stop the chief and his army. Adam needed time to think. So he went off by himself to the Sacred Tree ; the Tree of Knowledge, which grew in the middle of the Queen's garden, and he sat under it's shade. For hours he sat there and thought what to do. Then, just as the sun was setting, an idea came to him. He quickly ran back to Queen Eve, and shared his solution.
Everyone in Eden expected Prince Adam to raise an army and defend Eden in a big battle. But Adam was clever, and he knew that the chief had a very strong army. And so Prince Adam shared his plan with the Queen.
Eve would go visit the chief that night at his camp, and promise to gather all the chickens in the land, and have them ready for him in the morning.
That night, the Queen went to chief's camp, and made the offer to him. She also bought lots of fruits with her to share with the chief and his men . . . as a gift of course !
The chief was delighted that Queen Eve had agreed to his demands, and he called for a great banquet to celebrate Queen Eve's decision. He was relieved his god - the Great Serpent - would finally get his chickens. The chief and his men ate so much at this banquet ( including all the delicious fruit ) and danced for hours, until exhausted, they fell into a deep deep deep sleep. Perhaps all that fruit had made them very sleepy too ;)
Queen Eve quietly slipped away from the camp.
Back at the village, Prince Adam had ordered that all the animals in the kingdom be gathered together and put on the great big boat that was moored at the river's bank. Everyone called the boat ' Noah's Ark ' after the guy who built it years ago. All the chickens and ducks, and even the wild geese were gathered together. Then at night, by the light of the full moon, the people waited for their Queen to come back and say the special word : " Skedaddle ! " When they heard this word, everyone knew it was time to get on board the Ark.
At midnight, Eve returned to the camp and whispered " Skedaddle " to her guards. They quickly ran to everyone whispering " Skedaddle ! ". One by one, in total silence, the villagers began to board the boat with all the animals in tow. When the last chicken was safely inside the Ark, Eve gave the order for the boat to sail away.
They quietly passed the chief and his men, who were still asleep at their camp along the river bank.
When the chief finally woke up the next day, and went down to collect the chickens for his Snake God, he found nothing : no animals and no people. Eden was deserted. There was no Queen, and there were no chickens. He realised he had been outsmarted by the wise Queen. He shouted at his men : " Go find me the Queen ! ". His men could see there was no boat at the pier. They came back to the chief and told him the whole village must have sailed away. " Quick, swim after the boat . . . the flowing water will take you to her ". The men, eager to obey their chief, all jumped into the river, but because they had eaten so much the night before, none of them could swim for they were all too heavy !
In their great big Ark, Eve's tribe safely sailed out to sea. They didn't stop until they were far away from their village. After 40 days they finally saw land again. It was the Island of Two Rivers. It was so far away, the evil chief would never find them. " Here will be our new village " cried out the Queen as she jumped from the boat.
On the first day in their new village, Eve planted a tree. This little fruit tree became known as the Tree of Life because every chicken was saved on the night they left Eden. Prince Adam found a large stone slab, and on this slab he carved out he words : " Love one another ", " all living things are free ", and " keep our island beautiful ".
Every year, on the anniversary of Skedaddle Night, the tribe of Eve share chocolate eggs with all the children to remember the time when Mother Eve saved all the chickens and all the children. It is always such a happy night !
Queen Eve made Prince Adam a real King, and together, they served their tribe for years and years. You won't find the big boat if you go to the village nowadays, but someone did build a model of the Ark so that each generation can remember to tell the story of Skedaddle Night. That Ark now sits in a big tent next to the Tree of Life !
In time, the tribe grew to become a great nation, where all the chickens and all the children happily roamed around their pleasant villages. The Tree of Life grew to become the biggest tree on the island, and still stands to this day in the central park. You can climb the tree and eat its delicious fruit when you go to visit the tribe of Eve some day . . . and have some chocolate eggs on Skedaddle Night too !!
Queen Eve was scared. She could see her tribe could not defend the animals from the giant chief and his army.
The Queen turned to her husband - Prince Adam - for his thoughts. " Dear husband Adam, what do you think we should we do ? " she asked him, for she knew he was clever ( that's why she chose him to be her Prince ! ) .
Adam could also see, that nobody in Eden was strong enough to stop the chief and his army. Adam needed time to think. So he went off by himself to the Sacred Tree ; the Tree of Knowledge, which grew in the middle of the Queen's garden, and he sat under it's shade. For hours he sat there and thought what to do. Then, just as the sun was setting, an idea came to him. He quickly ran back to Queen Eve, and shared his solution.
Everyone in Eden expected Prince Adam to raise an army and defend Eden in a big battle. But Adam was clever, and he knew that the chief had a very strong army. And so Prince Adam shared his plan with the Queen.
Eve would go visit the chief that night at his camp, and promise to gather all the chickens in the land, and have them ready for him in the morning.
That night, the Queen went to chief's camp, and made the offer to him. She also bought lots of fruits with her to share with the chief and his men . . . as a gift of course !
The chief was delighted that Queen Eve had agreed to his demands, and he called for a great banquet to celebrate Queen Eve's decision. He was relieved his god - the Great Serpent - would finally get his chickens. The chief and his men ate so much at this banquet ( including all the delicious fruit ) and danced for hours, until exhausted, they fell into a deep deep deep sleep. Perhaps all that fruit had made them very sleepy too ;)
Queen Eve quietly slipped away from the camp.
Back at the village, Prince Adam had ordered that all the animals in the kingdom be gathered together and put on the great big boat that was moored at the river's bank. Everyone called the boat ' Noah's Ark ' after the guy who built it years ago. All the chickens and ducks, and even the wild geese were gathered together. Then at night, by the light of the full moon, the people waited for their Queen to come back and say the special word : " Skedaddle ! " When they heard this word, everyone knew it was time to get on board the Ark.
At midnight, Eve returned to the camp and whispered " Skedaddle " to her guards. They quickly ran to everyone whispering " Skedaddle ! ". One by one, in total silence, the villagers began to board the boat with all the animals in tow. When the last chicken was safely inside the Ark, Eve gave the order for the boat to sail away.
They quietly passed the chief and his men, who were still asleep at their camp along the river bank.
When the chief finally woke up the next day, and went down to collect the chickens for his Snake God, he found nothing : no animals and no people. Eden was deserted. There was no Queen, and there were no chickens. He realised he had been outsmarted by the wise Queen. He shouted at his men : " Go find me the Queen ! ". His men could see there was no boat at the pier. They came back to the chief and told him the whole village must have sailed away. " Quick, swim after the boat . . . the flowing water will take you to her ". The men, eager to obey their chief, all jumped into the river, but because they had eaten so much the night before, none of them could swim for they were all too heavy !
In their great big Ark, Eve's tribe safely sailed out to sea. They didn't stop until they were far away from their village. After 40 days they finally saw land again. It was the Island of Two Rivers. It was so far away, the evil chief would never find them. " Here will be our new village " cried out the Queen as she jumped from the boat.
On the first day in their new village, Eve planted a tree. This little fruit tree became known as the Tree of Life because every chicken was saved on the night they left Eden. Prince Adam found a large stone slab, and on this slab he carved out he words : " Love one another ", " all living things are free ", and " keep our island beautiful ".
Every year, on the anniversary of Skedaddle Night, the tribe of Eve share chocolate eggs with all the children to remember the time when Mother Eve saved all the chickens and all the children. It is always such a happy night !
Queen Eve made Prince Adam a real King, and together, they served their tribe for years and years. You won't find the big boat if you go to the village nowadays, but someone did build a model of the Ark so that each generation can remember to tell the story of Skedaddle Night. That Ark now sits in a big tent next to the Tree of Life !
In time, the tribe grew to become a great nation, where all the chickens and all the children happily roamed around their pleasant villages. The Tree of Life grew to become the biggest tree on the island, and still stands to this day in the central park. You can climb the tree and eat its delicious fruit when you go to visit the tribe of Eve some day . . . and have some chocolate eggs on Skedaddle Night too !!
Questions to think about :
1) Why did the Queen say " NO " to having a Snake Idol for her tribe ?
2 ) What 3 things did Prince Adam carve in stone ?
Do you think they are good “ laws ” ?
3 ) How would you like to celebrate Skedaddle Night ?
First Published by Brother M.C. Zaniah in 2018.
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