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Genesis 2, 3

Eden – da Boannie Place

Hit wis sic a boannie place. Der wir trees an bushes an flooers an trowe it aa wis a gentle burn. An aa aboot wis licht an colour an perfect paece. Abön wis da noise o fools singin dir haerts oot. Hit wis joost lik paradise. An der wis joost wan sowl tae enjoy it aa – a man caad Adie.

Da Göd Man towt dat Adie wid need some-ean ta share aa dis wi, so he med Eva – as boannie a lass as ivir der wis. Adie an Eva wir in love fae da start an coodna ’ve been better aff. Bit somethin nyirgit at dem, somethin dat dey coodna faddom oot. Dey hed ivirything dey needed, bit dey wanted somethin mair. Dey wanted understaandin. Dey wanted wisdim – or whit wid pass fir wisdim.

Der wis a tree dat dey wir bidden no ta touch. Somewye dey sensed dat dis wis da tree dat wid gie dem whit dey wir efter. So dey ett some o da fruit aff o it – an dat wis da beginnin and da end. Ill fan its wye inta aathing. Dir perfect paradise wis spoilt.

Da twa o dem kent dat dey hed dön wrang an dey tried ta hoid. Dat sam nicht da Göd Man cam seekin dem. ‘Whit’s come o you?’ he said.

Adie answered him, ‘We wir faerd o dee, so we tried ta hoid.’

‘You’re taen fruit aff o yon tree dat I telt you no ta touch. Your life ’ll nivir be da sam. You’ll nivir again hae paece, fir noo dat you ken richt fae wrang der’ll aye be a feyt athin you atween göd an bad.’