The girls' parents decided to hire a babysitter so that they could have a date night without any interruptions.  They hired a sitter named Natalie.  Natalie brought over a movie called Evan Almighty and a book about mythical horse creatures to entertain the girls.  As soon as the girls saw the book they recognized it instantly.

"Hey, that's the exact same book that we have," Emma exclaimed.

"Is that so?  Well you haven't read all the stories have you?" Natalie asked.

"No, I don't think so," Charolette said joining the conversation.

"Good.  I wanted to read the one about Noah and the unicorn.  It goes with the movie I brought over.  Have you girls read that one?" Natalie asked, hoping that they had not.

"We haven't got to the story about the unicorn.  This is going to be a good one," the girls said in unison, getting excited.

"Okay.  Sit down at the coffee table with your pizza and I'll tell you the story while you girls eat," Natalie said turning to the appropriate page.

On the day of the big flood, Noah had prepared the Ark and had its gates open.  He told all the animals that in order to enter, they must all lie down in front of the Ark and then he would grant them permission to go on board.  As he watched all the animals climbing in, he noticed a pair of horses.  The horses sparked his attention and he wondered about the unicorns.  How in the world was he going to persuade an unicorn to get on his ship?  Noah said this out loud and continued thinking about it until a giant named Og interrupted his thoughts by offering to find a unicorn in exchange for a ride on the Ark. Noah refused at first to deal with a demon such as the giant.  The giant begged for Noah to have pity on him.  Og feared that after the flood, there would be no animals left for him to eat and then he would die.  Og begged Noah to let him find a unicorn, and Noah just nodded, thinking that there was no way Og would be able to capture a unicorn. 

About ten minutes later, Og came back dragging a unicorn by its massive horn.  The unicorn was nearly the size of the mountain.  The unicorn had a gorgeous white mane that glittered like diamonds in the sunlight.  Its horn was so big it looked like a tree stuck to its head.  The horn spiraled upward and was wider at the base and narrowed as it reached the tip.  Og guided it in front of the Ark and it lay down.  There was no way that Noah could turn it away now.  He started to think of a way in which he could take this massive creature with him.  There was no way that it would fit on the Ark without destroying it.  So, Noah decided to tie it to the side of the Ark by its horn and it could just swim along side the Ark.

 As soon as Noah had finished tying the unicorn to the Ark, the clouds grew dark and started pouring out water, until the whole world was under water.  The Ark rose up and the unicorn was smart enough to swim right along side the Ark.  Noah was ecstatic.  Noah then noticed that Og had jumped on the back of the unicorn.  Noah told Og that the only way he was going to ride with them was if he would help Noah out when they reached land.  Og agreed.  After about five days of swimming, the unicorn and the Ark had finally reached new dry land. 

The unicorn and all of the other animals were set free to live at their new destination.  Og and Noah then set out on their journey to make the world beautiful again by planting flowers, fruits, and vegetables.  After planting some grape vines, Og asked if they were to be eaten or used for drinking.  Noah informed him that they could be used for either.  Og was so impressed that he decided to sacrifice four animals - sheep, lion, pig, and a monkey -  for this wonderful drink.  And still to this day, whenever a person drinks wine it starts off by making them feel docile as a sheep, until they drink more.  Then they will feel strong as a lion until they drink more.  And then they feel like a little piggy until they drink more.  Finally they will feel as foolish as a monkey.

"I loved this story," Charolette said excitedly.

"Is this what the movie is going to be like?" Emma asked.

"No, not really.  Why don't you sit on the couch and I'll get it started that way you girls can decide for yourselves," Natalie said, closing her book and setting it on the table.

Author's Notes:  This story is a Jewish fairy tale about how wine/alcohol can make people act.  I thought that it was really interesting, because I had no idea about that there was a story about how alcohol came around to be and how it makes people act differently.  I tried to keep the story pretty much the same. I did cut out many details between Noah and Og though.  The original story had a lot of dialogue, and I cut all of that out.  The original story also provides an image of Noah caring for the animals as they are all at sea.  I eliminated these facts from my story.  I kept the fact that the unicorn was as big as a mountain the same.  I think that this story provides an interesting take on unicorns because I imagined them being about the same size as a horse and had never really heard any stories that said any different.  I decided to provide some extra details about the unicorn looks that were not provided in the original story, such as its color and the part about its horn.  I kept the ending the same and decided to share it even though the unicorn is not really talked about after the Ark has made it to dry land.

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Bibliography:  Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], Link: Sacred-Texts

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