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The story of Kayin and Hevel

Kayin and Hevel were the 2 sons of Adam and Chava. Hevel was a shepherd and Kayin was a tiller of the ground. One day Hevel decided to give an offering to hashem. His offering was one of his finest lambs. Hashem accepted his offering. Kayin saw Hevel give an offering to Hashem and decided to copy his brother. He presented one of his finest fruits to Hashem but he didn't accept his offering. Hashem told Kayin that he had to give an offering wholeheartedly and not by copying someone else. When Kayin hears this he gets jealous and creeps up on his brother and kills him. Hashem then askes Kayin where Hevel is. Kayin said " I'm not in charge of him!" Hashem then realises that Hevel is dead and Hashem gives a punishment to Kayin. His punishment was to be an exile to the land.

We learn from this story that you mustn't copy other people and do things from the heart otherwise there may be concequences.