God looked at the world that He had made. People did bad things. It made Him sad.
"I will send lots of rain," He said.

God looked for a good man. There was Noah.
God said to Noah, "Make a big, big boat. I am going to send lots of rain."
"How big?" asked Noah.
God said, "Make it very big. It will be for your family, and two of every kind of animal."

Noah made the boat. It took him a long time. People laughed. "Why are you making a boat?" they laughed. "There will be no flood!"

Noah finished the boat. His family got in. Then God sent two of every kind of animal…

two dinosaurs…two kangaroos…two Tasmanian tigers…two giraffes…two elephants…two zebras…two cows…two dogs….two cats…

And lots and lots more. God shut the door of the big boat. It began to rain. It rained for forty days and forty nights.
There was a big flood. The bad people were drowned, but Noah and his family and the animals were safe.

They stayed in the boat for one year. Then they all got out on to dry land.

God said, "I will never send such a big flood again. This is my promise. I will send a rainbow."