SIDE 1

ABEL

Papa said you'd forgive us, Grandfather, and take us all back to the garden.

CAIN

We're not going back to the garden, Abel.

ABEL

What?

CAIN

There is no garden. Not for us.

(to FATHER)

Is there?

FATHER

You must have faith in me, Cain.

CAIN

Like my father has faith in you?

(another thought occurs to him)

And why did you come now? To stop us from leaving?

FATHER

I'm here to keep you safe.

CAIN

I don't need you to keep me safe.

 

END

 

SIDE 2

NOAH

Yonah, go inside.

(YONAH goes. NOAH takes JAPHETH to one side, out of earshot of the rest of the FAMILY.)

Japheth, what you have done is very cruel to that poor girl. You know she cannot come with us.

JAPHETH

She is coming with us.

NOAH

You know Father's commandment. The race of Cain must all be destroyed.

JAPHETH

Yonah's been with us all our lives. You love her, too.

NOAH

We have no choice.

JAPHETH

There's always a choice.

(JAPHETH runs off towards the ark.)

NOAH

Japheth!

MAMA

Papa, maybe if you asked God...

NOAH

His will is clear. I don't want to discuss it anymore.

 

END

 

SIDE 3

YONAH

Don't try to stop me, Japheth. You know I have to leave.

JAPHETH

Yonah, listen. I've been up on the ark, looking around. There's a little hold up near the bow, where you can hide till the rain's over. I'll bring you food and visit whenever it's safe.

YONAH

No, Japheth, it's wrong.

JAPHETH

I'm not giving you up.

YONAH

You can't hide me on the ark forever. What happens when your father finds out? When God finds out?

JAPHETH

I don't care.

 

END

 

SIDE 4

JAPHETH

Shem! If you lay a hand on her, I'll kill you.

HAM

Did you know about this?

JAPHETH

I mean it.

APHRA

He did!

AYSHA

He knew!

NOAH

Japheth, is this true?

SHEM

What does it matter? Get her off the ark.

(SHEM moves to YONAH and grabs her.)

JAPHETH

I warned you.

(JAPHETH runs towards SHEM, but before he can get anywhere near him, NOAH steps into his path, the staff of Adam in his hand.)

NOAH

Japheth!

JAPHETH

Get out of my way, old man.

NOAH

Never!

END