After three weeks in the Garden of Eden,
God came to visit
Eve. “So, how is everything going?”
inquired God.
“It is all so beautiful, God,” she replied.
“The sunrises and
sunsets are breathtaking, the smells,
the sights, everything
is wonderful, I have just one problem.
have given me. The middle one pushes the other two out and
I am constantly knocking them with my arms, catching them on
branches and snagging them on bushes.
I do hate to complain
but, they’re a real pain,” reported Eve.
Eve went on to tell God that since many
other parts of her
body came in pairs, such as her limbs,
eyes, ears, etc, she
felt that having just two breasts might
leave her body more
“symmetrically balanced.”
“That’s a fair point,” replied God,
“But it was my first shot at
this, you know. I gave the animals
six breasts, so I figured
that you needed only half of those,
but I see that you are
right. I will fix it up right away.”
And God reached down, removed the
middle breast and
tossed it into the bushes.
Three weeks passed and God once again
visited Eve in the
Garden of Eden.
“Well, Eve, how is my favorite creation?”
“Just fantastic,” she replied,
but for one oversight.
“You see,
all the animals are paired off. The ewe
has a ram, and the
cow has her bull. All the animals
have a mate except me.
Sometimes I feel so alone.”
God thought for a moment and said,
“You know, Eve, you are
right. How could I have overlooked this?
You do need a mate
and I will immediately create a man
from a part of you. Now
let’s see, where did I put
that useless boob?”
Now doesn’t THAT make more sense than that stuff about
the rib?