CHAPTER 8 JOSEPH’S FATHER TELLS HIM OF HIS OWN CALLING Joseph was resting at home one day when he saw a great cloud of dust rise up outside. Thinking that a sandstorm was coming, he told the servants to help him close all the windows and doors. While he was doing this, the strong winds suddenly dropped and the sky became clear, so Joseph decided to take a walk through the fields to see if any damage had been done. Without realising it, he had gone a little further than usual when he saw a large flock of birds in the distance coming towards him. At first it looked like a small cloud, which gradually grew bigger and bigger until they were practically on top of him. He had to throw himself to the ground and cover his head with his hands, as he felt the birds passing just over his head with

