Credit: This chapter was put together and transcribed by a man who says that he should have been a dog. I believe that this is a none-too-subtle hint that he is of the People.
Chapter Two of the Book of Broods
Man and his children grow wicked. The best of the children of Men build a boat, and place upon it the best of all the animals. All the other living things upon the Earth perish in a flood. The Rat and his children are tossed off the boat when the children of Man are tempted by Rage and Anger, but the Rat and his children are spared by God. Rage and Anger are punished, and the Rat and his children once again take dominion over all the Earth.
1 And the Rat, in his wisdom, let Man breed, and to think himself master of the world, which was the dominion of the Rat and his children.
2 And Man multiplied, and spread over the face of the Earth, but did not conquer it, for the Rat and his children had gone before, and conquered it before him.
3 And God looked upon the world, and saw that it was good.
4 For the Man and his children were content, and filled their purpose, and the Rat and his children did hold dominion over the Earth, and the whole face thereof.
5 And after an age, Man and his children became wicked.
6 And God saw that the children of Man were wicked, and that they did do evil unto the land which was the dominion of the Rat and his children.
7 So God commanded unto the Rat, Go forth, consume and weaken the children of Man, for they have become foolish and evil, as the Wolf, and the Spider, and all the Great Animals before you and they.
8 Go and weaken them, lest they destroy the world and the land.
9 So the Rat and his children went forth, and ate and consumed Man's food, and sickened him and his children with disease, but still, Man did do evil unto himself and his children.
10 And his children did still do evil unto themselves, and the land which was the dominion of the Rat and his children.
11 And God said to Himself, I shall take the best of the children of Man, and make them the savior of the others.
12 So God commanded the best of the children of Man to build a boat.
13 Into that boat did the best of each animal, the best wolf, the best cow, the best ass, the best crow, and so on, the best of each animal, and the Great Animals also, and their children also.
14 Male and female did they do into the boat.
15 The Rat and the best of his children did also go onto the boat.
16 And they were clever, for even the best of the children of Man were blind and foolish.
17 So they tricked the children of Man, and brought on more of the family, more of the children of the Rat.
18 And God did flood the world, and drowned the evil that was in the Earth, which was the dominion of the Rat and his children.
19 But the best of the children of man were still wicked, and saw that the Rat which was the true ruler of the Earth.
20 And Rage and Anger took power over the children of Man, and they threw the Rat and his children overboard.
21 And the Rat and his children cried out as they drowned, O Lord, save us! For we have done as You commanded.
22 Save us from the evil that you commanded be done!
23 And God heard the Rat and his children, and felt sorrow for them, and so He blessed them, that they might swim till the flood ended, with no fear of drowning.
24 Then upon Rage and Anger did He look, and He was filled with His mighty wrath, and punished them that they and their kind would forever be the cause of their own destruction.
25 And so Rage and Anger have ever been the enemies of the Rat and his Children.
26 And the waters receded, and the Rat and his children swam until land was under their feet.
27 Then dominion of the world was theirs again, for they had spread over the face of the world in the great flood.
28 And God saw that it was good. And He spoke unto the Rat and his children, saying, Never will I destroy the world again. Never will I forsake My most favored creature.
29 And the Rat and his children rejoiced, and praised God for His Wisdom, and for His blessings.
30 And God gave unto the Rat and his children a sign that they might be reminded always of His promise.
31 And the sign came again with every rain.
32 And the children of Man were henceforth known only as Man, for their father perished also in the great flood.
33 In this day, the world was not yet broken, and was yet still Pure.