Genesis is full of good stories, several of which have become deeply embedded in the collective imagination, at least in outline, if not in detail.
Think, for example, of Noah, and the animals who went, two by two, into his ark. Many families have owned an attractive boat-house, with a roof-shaped lid, and enjoyed playing with the pairs of wooden animals inside it. It's a good way of teaching children about all the different animals, and beginning to think, perhaps, about conservation.
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