Noah ignored the ridicule that was heaped upon him by his neighbors, and he continued to obey the vision of God that he had seen in his dream. In the dream, God told Noah that he wanted him to buy animals, and keep the animals in the ark. The explicit instructions from God said that there should be a male and female specimen of each type of animal. Noah went to an animal dealer, and started buying as many animals as possible. Naturally, he was ridiculed for buying so many animals.

"Noah is insane", said one man as he pointed at Noah. Noah walked past, leading a pair of horses. A male horse and a female horse. The next day he bought a pair of giraffes, a male giraffe and a female giraffe. The day after that he bought a pair of elephants, a male elephant and a female elephant. Noah went to the animal dealer every day, and bought a pair of animals. The animal dealer was becoming the center of attention in the town. "How many animals has Noah bought?", one man asked. "Over a hundred, so far." answered the animal dealer. "What does he plan to do with all those animals?", asked another man. The animal dealer said," I don't know. I've asked him why he buys so many animals, and he just says that God told him to do it". "Where does he get all the money to buy all these animals?", asked another man. The animal dealer shook his head, and said, "I don't know." Suddenly Noah came into the shop, and started taking coins out of a bag. The animal dealer knew that Noah was ready to buy something else. "Well, what will it be today,Noah?", asked the animal dealer. "I'd like to buy a male monkey and a female monkey", answered Noah. "Okay, a pair of monkeys coming right up!", answered the animal dealer cheerfully. After the sale was made, Noah left with his two monkeys. As soon as he had left the animal dealer's shop the people who had gathered there burst out laughing.

"What an idiot!",one man shouted,"He's so stupid, he built a ship on dry land, and now he's turning his ship into a zoo! He's got hundreds of animals inside his ship!" Everyone in the town was laughing at Noah. They all said he must be the stupidest idiot in the world.