RUEL TANO BONGANCISO

‘’wake up children, pack your things now and we will head to Canaan’’ the voice of Jacob early in the morning. ‘’but why father? We have everything here, you see father this is our home’’ against Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob. ‘’no more buts son, our flock has nothing to eat, drought strikes our land, no more grass for them to eat.’’ Answered Jacob. ’Oh! I don’t want to lose my sheep!’’ intervened Joseph. . Joseph was the youngest Israel’s twelve sons. He was the son of Bilhah and with the son of Zilpah his father wives.

On that day, they dwelt on the land of his father, savoring the land of Canaan. Joseph was seventeen years old that time he was feeding the flock with his brethren. In the beautiful place rounded by a green grass, tall trees towering the field, the humming birds happily danced in tune, one of those birds named hazel.

Every time Joseph fed his sheep he noticed that there was an unusual bird and it was different among the other birds, it has green color mixed with yellow and this bird always followed him everywhere he goes. When he stopped walking, the birds also stopped flying, and flock on the branch of a tree in order to hide herself. One day, Joseph and his brethren was journed to feed their sheep. Joseph didn’t know that his brethren had an evil plan to him. While he was walking I flock on his shoulder he suddenly stopped and looked at me shock was on his face. He can’t believe that I am talking to him. I said to him “hi” and asked him if we can be friends, Joseph blinked his eyes he was wondering if it was just a dream, ‘’hey! Don’t worry I’m a friend’’ I explained. On that day joseph and I were friends.

In the next day Joseph and I started bonding, we went to the river, Joseph swam in the enticing water and I, followed him until, were both tired and rest in the coconut trees beside the river. We also visit the virgin forest in the land of Canaan I was amazed, when I saw the beautiful views inside the forest, we roam around the whole forest and it so nice to be with Joseph. The next morning, I was excited to see Joseph again and make bonding with him, I saw him and his brethren I came nearer to them, when I am near to them I stop because I saw something wrong happening between them. I saw when His brother’s stripped the coat of Joseph and they took and cast him into the pit. I heard one of his brothers have planned to sell joseph in the medianites. I got angry on joseph brothers. ”Oh my god, joseph you must know this before so that their plan on you will not succeed, what a bad brothers all of you, why are you doing this to my friend’’. Hazel stayed calm and just listened to their plan. One of his brothers’ said again ’’come and let us sell him to the medianites and let nour our hand is upon him’’. I saw Joseph in the pit, my heart was torn. I wanted to cast him off. . Joseph wondered why his brethren striped the coat. They brought the robe of Joseph into Jacob made him believed that his beloved son was killed. Jacob was mourning nobody could comfort him. The pit was empty and there was no water on it. They brought Joseph to Egypt; there he met the wife of his master. She fined him handsome that led her to ask him to lie with her. Joseph refused the offer because he was thinking the word of his master. The ego of his master’s wife as hurt and she accused him of mocking her. They sent Joseph inside the prison. He was sleeping when I reached the prison, I sang a lullaby and it awakened him, he was smiling at the sight of me. He got me and talked to me as if I was human. ‘’I am thankful my friend that came, you see I have no one to talk to.’’ said he. ‘’just call me and I’ll be here if you need a friend, I will go for now but I promise to be backed before the sun is going to set’’. I said to her. Every day I went to him so that he had something to talk to. He stayed there in a long years. One night the king had a dream that no one could interpret, the battler then remembered that Joseph had the ability to interpret ones dream. Potiphar cast him and Joseph was very happy that time. He told that there will be seven years of poverty symbolized by the seven cattle and the seven fat cattle symbolized prosperity. . ‘’my friend I have something to tell you, I am free from now on, but’’. ‘’wow! I am happy for you Joseph but what was that but for?’’. ‘’it is not make me complete maybe I need my family beside me’’ answered he. ‘’tell me my friend anything I will do if it pleases you’’. ‘’thank you my dear’’ said he. The next day he gave me a letter. ‘’bring this to them’’ he begged. I went to Canaan with all my will to bring the letter of him. I know this would help them unite again. The dream of the king happened. I went backed with sadness in my heart. I fell the letter in the river when I dropped by to drink. I forgot that I have something in my beak. ‘’forgive me my friend’’ I asked. ‘’oh my dear I understand it is not your intention to dropped the letter, I will just pray that my Lord will lead them in here’’. He said in the softness of his voice. ‘’may I know what was the letter for?’’ I asked. ‘’I wrote them to go here ‘cause I know famine strikes in Canaan’’. He added. Good thing that the family of Joseph went to buy food, Joseph didn’t sell them instead he gathered them and gave them food. Joseph being thirty years old was stood next to the king he met the girl whom he married and they were blessed with two kids. They were Ephraim and Manasseh. They lived in Egypt together, the brothers of Joseph asked forgiveness and Joseph was good at heart that he forgave his brethren. Jacob, finally very happy to be with his son again, his beloved son Joseph the son of God.