The Adventures of Mark Twain Page #4

l suppose.

Naked people have little

or no influence in society.

The way l heard it, that Eve

caused nothing but trouble.

Well, l heard that each found

the other a considerable nuisance...

...in the beginning.

Perhaps you would be interested

in my research.

-Yes, sir, l surely would.

-And so would l.

Well, have a look here.

The Diary of Adam and Eve.

lt all started with the world's

first birthday party.

Oh, this is nice.

What am I doing?

There, okay.

This is good.

This is cute.

Oh, what a surprise.

He's gonna love this place.

Adam.

This is for you.

-Adam.

-Oh, yeah.

Adam.

Adam.

-What?

-It's for you.

-Hello?

-Oh, no.

Here we go.

This was truly paradise.

And Adam figured

to keep track of it all.

But as it turned out...

...someone else was

keeping track of paradise as well.

Saturday.

I think it is a man.

I had never seen one,

but it looked like one.

I feel more curiosity about it

than about any of the other reptiles.

It has frowzy hair, no hips,

and tapers like a carrot...

...so I think it is a reptile...

...though it may be architecture.

I was afraid of it at first,

for I thought it was going to chase me.

But it was only trying to get away.

I waited a good while,

then gave it up and went home.

Sunday.

Today, the same thing.

I've got it up a tree again.

It is resting, I suppose.

It looks to me like the creature

is more interested in resting...

...than anything else.

Oh, no.

It was trying to catch the speckled

fishes that play in the pool...

...and I had to clod it...

...to try to make it go up

the tree again and let them alone.

This new creature

is a good deal in the way.

I wish it would hang out with the

other animals and leave me alone.

The new creature eats

too much fruit.

This morning found it trying to shake

apples out of that forbidden tree.

Wanting to make friends...

...I tried to get him

some of those apples.

I failed...

...but I think the good intention

pleased him.

Where's my--?

Ladder.

During the last day or two...

...I have taken the work

of naming things off his hands.

He is evidently very grateful.

The new creature says,

''It looks like grass. ''

That is not a reason.

It is imbecility and high-handed,

it seems to me.

Everything's named before

I can lodge a protest.

I get no chance

to name anything myself.

He has no gift at that line.

I do not let him see

that I'm aware of his defect.

The naming goes recklessly on

in spite of anything I can do.

My life is not as happy as it was.

Sunday.

The new creature says

its name is ''Eve. ''

Well, that's all right.

I have no objections.

Says it's to call it Eve

when I want it to come.

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