Where Did We Come From?
Where Did We Come From?
How did the world begin? Where did we come from? People have been
puzzling over questions like these for thousands of years.
The Bible tells the myth of the Creation of the world in the Book of Genesis. It
tells how God created the world and all living things. But there are
other stories about how the world began that have been told by people
from many lands and with many different beliefs. These stories, which
are very old, tell us a great deal about the people who first told them
and the places where these people lived.
There is also the real story that scientists from different lands are helping us understand. Some people do not agree with this scientific facts. But most scientists think agree is true. It explains the things that people have always wondered about.
The seven days myth
“What is the very oldest story you know?” Jane asked her grandmother. Her grandmother thought for a moment. “I guess it must be the story of the Creation, from the Bible.” “How old is it?” Jane…
Frost and fire; giants and gods
A white cover of snow hid the ground. It lay on the roofs of the houses and sat in great gobs on the dark-green branches of the fir trees. Sven’s nose and cheeks tingled in the icy air. He blew a…
Light and life
“Aunt Maude, who are the Aborigines?” Mark asked. Mark was from America. He and his parents were visiting relatives in Australia. Mark had heard some Australians talking about people called…
A green sprout and a rainbow
It was springtime in Japan, and Sayuri was glad. The cherry trees were in bloom and the warm air was filled with their fragrance. It really is wonderful, thought Sayuri, how everything seems to come…
