In a quiet, peacefultown, where everyone was happy, it was suddenly decided that the townspeople should do something different, something important.  They decided to build a tall tower that would reach all the way to heaven.  As the tower grew taller and taller, the people became more and more confident of being able to rule over earth and heaven.  A thunder storm shook the tower and lightning struck.  Afterwards the people all began to ‘babble’ or speak in different languages. Eventually, unable to communicate, they left for various continents to make their own land.  No one was left in the town except for one old professor.

I had to look up this Bible story in order to understand the relevance.  Apparently, up to this point in the Bible, people all spoke the same language.  But with the building of the tower, God recognized their intentions of going away from God, wanting to rule themselves.  With his command, they suddenly could not communicate nor get along, thwarting their plans.  This is the story that explains how God made the different continents and languages.