"Trouble in Paradise"

Synopsis: The original " the devil made me do it" Time: Approx. 10-15 minutes

At Rise: Adam is lying on the ground, he wakes up, sits up, yawns, rubs his eyes, Eve is sitting on a rock or bench, brushing her hair.

Eve: (Smiles) Hello Adam  

Adam: (Adam does a double take, jumps up) Ouch! (rubs his side) Hello, where did you come from?

Eve:  I'm your wife. I've been made just for you, the Lord took your rib and made me .(smiles)

Adam: Hmm, (rubbing side) well you're very nice. I have been lonely with only the monkeys and the hippos to talk to. I haven't quite got the hang of their language.

Eve: (grabs a basket)Well I am going to fix dinner now, what would you like? How about chicken, a nice fruit salad?

Adam: Well the salad sounds good, but about the chicken, I don't know.

Eve: Why? Chicken is good protein, light in calories.

Adam: Well it's just that. I've raised all the chickens from little chicks. I even named them. I would feel so....well bad.

Eve: Uh huh. (rolls eyes) alright. Well I'll just go and pick some fruit for the salad.

Adam: Okay, but there is one tree that we must not eat from, in fact I don't want you to even touch it. It's in the middle of the Garden and it's called the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God says that if we eat of it, we shall die. So no touching okay? Promise me.

Eve: Adam, do I look like an airhead? (pause) I'll remember, don't worry, bye darling.

Eve walks to other side of stage. Picks some fruit off a bush, the "tree" is behind her

Serpent: (with a Brooklyn accent) Badabing, badaboom what do we have here? Psst, hey there, cutie pie.

Eve: Huh? What, (looks around)  is someone there? (everywhere but at the Tree)

Serpent: Right here Dollface, open them big blue peepers of yours. I'm in the tree here, the one with all the luscious, ripe, red apples?

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