Serenia's Greed

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Everything seemed to be quite great for humans living on the beautiful island of Serenia. Beauty was a gift from God for all the “Serenians”, a tribe of peaceful beings. All was great until greed started to build up in many. Their greed caused them to desire more. They demanded luxurious huge homes built out of the finest wood on earth, from a tree they were forbidden to touch by God. None though had the courage to touch the tree until one dreadful day. A man named Fisher did the impossible by cutting down the tree to build a shelter for the people, a kingdom for him to rule. His actions made God furious, and He promised wreckage and disaster among all the Serenians. The Serenians’ pride took away all the positive morals and values they had

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