Ruth and Naomi Were Thankful
Ruth 1-2 Our true story comes from the Bible. It is found in the book, or part, of the Bible called Ruth. This book is named after one of the people in our story. Our story starts with a woman named Naomi. She was very sad because her husband and her sons had died. She had no family. She was all alone, so she decided to go back to the town where she grew up. There is another woman in our story. Her name is Ruth. Ruth had married Naomi’s son. Ruth said, “I’ll go with you, Naomi. I’ll be your family.” So, Naomi and Ruth walked from Moab to the town where Naomi used to live. The town is called Bethlehem. Then Naomi and Ruth started to feel hungry. Ruth and Naomi didn’t have any money to buy food. So, Ruth went to see if she could find something to eat. Not far from where they lived, a man named Boaz had people working in his fields to gather grain. The fields were big, and the workers were fast. But as they went, sometimes the workers would leave grain on the...