Now I must explain to you that there were some of God's angels who had been very disobedient, and they had been shut out of heaven because they would not obey God.
Adam and Eve were very happy, as I said, and they did not think of disobeying God till Satan (that wicked angel who tries to make us do naughty things) hid himself in a serpent, and came to Eve and began to talk to her.
Eve was not surprised that a serpent could talk to her, for so many wonderful things were around her, that she listened to him, and answered him, without thinking it was any harm.
This is how temptation often comes to us, children!
Satan began by asking Eve a very clever question. He said, "Are you sure God has said that you may not eat of every tree in the garden?"
Then Eve said eagerly, "We may eat of every tree except one; but if we eat of that one we shall have to die!"
Then the serpent said to Eve, "You will not have to die! You will only be a great deal more wise than you are now!"
And so Eve looked longingly at the tree, and when she saw that the fruit looked so nice, and heard that it would make her clever, she forgot all about obeying God, and picked the fruit and ate it, and gave some to Adam her husband, and he ate it too.
PICKED THE FRUIT AND ATE IT.