From the lost Book of Periphrasticus, recently discovered in a cave on the shores of the Mostly Dead Sea:
In the beginning, when God made the heavens and the earth, there beside Him was His one and only Son, and lo, the Boy said unto His Father, “Whatcha doin’, Dad?”
And God said unto His Son, “I am creating the heavens and the earth.”
And the Boy beheld the work of His Father, and He said unto Him, “Can I help?”
In His infinite understanding, God knew there was no way out of this, so he spake unto His Son, saying, “Sure, here’s some clay. Why don’t you go make something?”
And lo, the Boy placed the clay in the palms of His hands, and rolled it joyously between them until it was long and slender as a reed. Then He looked upon His work, and admired it, for it was good.
Then He went unto the Father, saying, “Dad, Dad, look what I made! I call it a ‘snake’. Will you put it in the world, pleeeeeease?”
“Sure,” said God, tossing the thing into Creation. “What could it hurt?”