Jonah, now an elderly man, tells his tale of how God awakened himone night many years ago and told him to go to the great city of Ninevah and preach repentance, as their wickedness and violence had offended God. Believing that the Ninevites should be punished, Jonah sets out on his journey. However, disobeying God's command, he goes by ship the opposite way to Tarshish. he is thrown from the ship during a storm and is swallowed by a great fish. He lives in the belly of the fish for three days and nights, until he prays to be saved. God repeats His command to JOnah, so he goes to Ninevah. The people repent and Jonah learns that those who repent are forgiven.
In the land of Nod, just east of Eden, a master storyteller relates the story of Genesis. He tells the spirit of God moving over the waters, of the creation of all the plants and animals, and of their naming by Adam. He tells of the creation of Eve. Then Adam and Eve disobey God's command and eat the forbidden fruit. For their disobedience, God expels Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. To the children listening, the story lesson in the danger of disobeying God's will. The storyteller reminds them that Genesis means "The Beginning." And for all mankind, for all the ages, this is just the beginning.
