Once upon a time, there was a young man named Joseph. He lived with his dad, Jacob, in a place called Canaan, which is where his grandfather came from.

Joseph was seventeen years old. He had eleven brothers, and he was the second youngest among them. Because Joseph was one of the youngest sons, his dad spent a lot of time with him and loved him very much.

To show how special Joseph was, his dad had a unique robe made just for him. Back in those days, they didn't have jackets like we do now, so this special robe was something really extraordinary. It was incredibly beautiful and had every color you could think of!

When Joseph's older brothers saw the special robe, they became very jealous. They thought their dad loved Joseph more than them, especially since he got the special coat.

One day, Joseph had a dream and he excitedly went to tell his brothers about it. He said, "Guess what? Last night I had a strange dream. We were all tying up bundles of grain in the field, and suddenly my bundle stood up while all of your bundles gathered around and bowed down to mine!" The brothers looked at each other and felt disgusted, but Joseph didn't stop there. He said, "Then I had another dream where the sun, the moon, and eleven stars all bowed down to me!"

"Who do you think you are?" his brothers said. "Do you really believe you're better than all of us? Do you really think we would ever bow down to you?" This made the brothers dislike Joseph even more.

When Joseph told his dad about his dreams, his dad thought they were strange, but he carefully considered what Joseph had said.

A few days later, Joseph's dad asked him to go and find his brothers who were working in the fields far away. Joseph happily went on his way to look for them.

When the brothers spotted Joseph from a distance, they made a mean plan to hurt him. But their oldest brother, Reuben, heard about it and said, "Let's not hurt him. Instead, let's put him in an empty well here in the field." Reuben secretly planned to rescue Joseph later, after the other brothers had gone away.

So when Joseph reached his brothers, they took off his special robe and threw him into an empty well. After a little while, a group of people passed by. They were traders going to Egypt to sell things. One of the brothers had an idea and said, "Why don't we sell Joseph to these people? Then we won't have to see him again, and we won't have to hurt him."

The other brothers liked this idea, so they sold Joseph to the traders who were going to Egypt.

Sadly, Reuben had been away and didn't know what happened. When he came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was gone. Joseph had been sold to an important man named Potiphar, who worked for the Pharaoh in Egypt.

The rest of the brothers took Joseph's special robe and dipped it in animal blood. Then they showed it to their dad, pretending that an animal had killed Joseph. Their dad was very sad and cried, saying, "Some animal has taken away my son!" He cried for many days, and no one could make him feel better.

Even though Joseph became a slave, he always did the right thing with God's help.

So Potiphar made Joseph his helper and put him in charge of everything he owned.

But trouble came when Potiphar's wife told a lie about Joseph, and Potiphar believed her. So Joseph was put in jail.

However, even in jail, God was with Joseph, and the warden put him in charge of all the prisoners. Joseph didn't worry because he knew God was helping him do the right thing.

After some time, Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker were sent to the same jail. One night, both of them had dreams. They shared their dreams with Joseph, and he told the cupbearer that he would soon be free. Joseph asked the cupbearer, "Please remember me and tell Pharaoh about me, so I can leave this place."

But when the cupbearer was set free, he forgot about Joseph. So Joseph remained in jail for two more years. Then one day, Pharaoh had a strange dream, and nobody could explain it to him. Suddenly, the cupbearer remembered what Joseph had done for him, and he told Pharaoh about Joseph.

Pharaoh believed everything Joseph told him, and he made Joseph in charge of all the land of Egypt.

People from different countries came to Joseph to buy grain because there was a shortage of food all around the world. Among those people were Joseph's own brothers. When his brothers came, Joseph recognized them, but they didn't recognize him. It had been more than 10 years since they last saw each other.

When the brothers saw Joseph, they bowed down to him because he was a very important person, just like Joseph's dreams had predicted long ago.

After a few meetings with his brothers, Joseph couldn't keep it a secret any longer. He said to them, "I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?" But his brothers were too scared to respond. Then Joseph said, "Come closer. I am your brother, the one you sold! Don't worry, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me. God sent me here to save people from hunger."

So Joseph's father, his brothers, and their families all came to live in Egypt with Joseph. They had more than enough food to eat and were very happy.

Pharaoh called for Joseph and asked him, "Can you understand dreams?" Joseph replied, "I can't, but God helps me." Pharaoh shared his dream with Joseph, and Joseph explained, "God is warning you. There will be seven years when nothing will grow, and there won't be enough food for everyone."

Pharaoh asked, "What should I do?" Joseph replied, "God has shown you what to do. There will be seven good years before the bad years. Those good years will have plenty of food, so you should save some food from each harvest. That way, you will have enough to eat during the bad years." Joseph gave this wise advice to Pharaoh.

This story explains that even in difficult and challenging times, it is important to have faith and trust in God. Joseph's journey from being betrayed by his brothers to becoming a powerful leader shows that God can turn a bad situation into something good. It teaches us that we should not hold grudges or seek revenge, but instead forgive others and embrace the opportunities that come our way.