The beauty of Midrash!
Eve was awake. She was just 2 weeks old in the heavenly realms but it never ceased to amaze her how each day held something new, exciting, exhilarating and even intriguing! The previous day, she had met Mr Serpent again. She had consciously fought dwelling on his appealing and magnetic personality even as she flashed back on the incidence. Was he stalking her? Adam didn’t think so. ‘Hello, beautiful’. She had ignored him but he continued speaking. ‘ I particularly like the way your breasts have been created. They are sexually attractive compared to Mrs Apes’,’ he blurted. ‘What are you talking about?’ ‘I can see what you can’t see because I have eaten that apple! ‘If you are here to try and tempt me again, go away! You are not a friend of Abba. I won’t touch it!’ Clicking her tongue, she had walked off in search of Adam. ‘But before you go away, have you never wondered why I’m still alive? Yet, I have tasted it…’ ‘Adam?’ she called quietly. ‘Are you awake?’ To her