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Identifier: truestoriesforli00rich (find matches)
Title: True stories for little people..
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Richmond, E. J. (from old catalog)
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ke theladj what did he hear ? Was the father glad ? What did he see caught by his horns in athicket ? What name did he give the place ? What was the meaning of the word ? 28 TKUE STOKIES FEOM THE BOOK. CHAPTER VIII.THE STOEY OF JOSEPH. Joseph vras the son of a shepherd, living inthe land of Canaan. He had ten grown-upbrothers, and one little brother younger thanhimself. He was seventeen years old, and wasa true, good boy, and his father loved him. It is very natural to love those who are lovelyand good; but it is not always wise to showit too strongly. Partiality in a father breedshatred in those Avho are not loved; and Josephsbrothers hated him because his father had givenhim ^-a coat of many colors, and had giventhem none. Joseph, too, had told his father ofthe evil things which his brothers did. He dreamed two very singular dreams, whichwere prophetic. He innocently told these to hisbrothers, and they hated him the more. ButJ oseph had no hatred in his heart toward his badbrothers.
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Joseph Being Sold, THE STORY OF JOSEPH. 29 They were feeding their flocks far away fromhome, and Jacob, the father, told Joseph to goand see how his brothers and the flocks fared.When these bad men saw their young brothercoming, they said, — Behold, this dreamer cometh. Some said, Let us kill him and cast himinto a pit, and we will say some evil beasthath devoured him ; and we shall see what willbecome of his dreams/ One brother, Reuben,heard all this and said, Let us not kill him. He told them to cast him into a pit in the wil-derness. When his brothers were gone, he meantto take him to his father again. When the poor lad came up they stripped himof his coat of many colors, and cast him into adry pit, and sat down to eat bread. Eeubenwas away, and a company of Ishmaelites werepassing, going down to Egypt. Then they tookJoseph from the pit and sold him to the Ishmael-ites for twenty pieces of silver. When Reubencame to the pit to release Joseph, he found itempty, and he was very sor

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