Diary of Adam and Eve
by Mark Twain
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Extracts from Adam's Diary
Adam describes how Eve gets introduced into the Garden of Eden, and how he deals with this 'new creature with the long hair', an annoying creature with a penchant for naming things, which Adam could do without. He reports on Eve eating the apple and finding Cain, a perplexing creature which Adam cannot figure out. He applies the scientific method to discover Cain's species. Eventually, despite his initial deep annoyance with Eve, Adam finds himself in love with her.
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Eve's Diary
He talks very little. Perhaps it is because he is not bright and is sensitive about it and wishes to conceal it. It is such a pity that he should feel so, for brightness is nothing. It is in the heart that the values lie. I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches, and riches is enough, and that without it intellect is poverty." - Eve This short story describes, in journal form, coming into the world, and meeting Adam.