The Story of Noah's Ark

by E. Boyd Smith

13. TAKING IN SUPPLIES

Then Noah took on board in plenty foods of every kind for men and beasts. While the hungry animals inside complained that he should have done this first instead of last.

And then he took his wife and his sons’ wives into the Ark, though Mrs. Noah was loath and rebelled: “For the domestic arrangements,” she said, “are impossible.”

14. WAITING FOR THE RAIN

And now, all being at last ready, the sun still shone, and the rain did not come. And they waited and waited.

And the scoffers laughed and jeered, and called to Noah that it was going to be a dry season.

And Noah was sore perplexed, and marveled, though never doubting.