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about the trees and flowers, the birds and
beasts that were about them.”

“ And how would they learn all that ?”

“Well, by observation—by using their eyes
and other senses.

“But I think God intended them to learn
much more important things than those.
They were not only God’s creatures, they
were God’s children ; so it was necessary for
them to learn about their Father in heaven.”

“ And how could they learn that?”

“Perhaps God sent some of His holy angels
to talk with them.”

“What were they?” Stephen asked.

“This man and woman were not the first
creatures the Lord God had made to love
and serve Him. He had some other servants
(who did not live in this world), called His
‘angels’ —that means ‘messengers.’ They
were something like men, the Bible says; but
they could fly, and do other things that men
cannot do, because men are meant to serve
God in one way and the angels in another.
Perhaps, as I said, some of these holy mes-
sengers were sent to talk to Adam and Eve.
But I rather think, from what the Bible says,
that they had a higher and better teacher
than even the angels.