Un humilde campesino y leñador llamado Macario vive obsesionado por la pobreza que sufre y el temor a la muerte. Debido a la precaria situación al borde de inanición que viven él y su familia comienza a anhelar poder disfrutar de un banquete sin tener que compartirlo con nadie. En su obstinación decide dejar de comer hasta encontrar un guajolote que él pueda comer solo. Su preocupada mujer le ayuda robando un guajolote y Macario sale a la soledad del bosque para comerlo a escondidas de sus hijos. En el bosque se encuentra con el diablo, Dios y la Muerte, con quienes debe decidir si les comparte o no de su alimento.
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Ma Le is a suicide prevention psychologist whose happiness stems from others' misfortune. The God of Longevity comes to earth to prevent a planet shattering disaster but his power is absorbed by Ma Le, so he has to ask Ma Le for help. They find four Gods: Thunder, Lightning, Wind and Rain living on the earth and start the adventure of saving the world.
An angel wishes to be reunited with his long lost love but they are on different Angel Levels. To get his wish, he's sent on a mission by God to save a man.