_Simeon:_ Say unto him that a wild beast hath devoured him. Here is his coat of many colors--we will kill a goat and dip the coat in the blood! Then our father, Jacob, will grieve for his son! _All:_ As thou sayest, so let us do! [_Brothers move off stage, discussing the money._ REUBEN _comes back. He runs and looks in the pit. He tears his clothes when he finds that_ JOSEPH _is not there._] _Reuben:_ The child is not, and I, whither shall I go? SCENE II PLACE: Egypt. In Pharaoh's palace. CHARACTERS: Pharaoh, Joseph, Wise Men, Chief Butler, Servants. [_Pharaoh is sitting on his throne; many wise men come in and bow down before him._] _Pharaoh:_ Arise, O wise men of Egypt! I have sent for you this day because of a dream which troubleth me. [_Men stand up._] _Wise Men:_ What is thy dream, O King? _King:_ I dreamed, and, behold, I stood by a river, and there came up out of the river seven fat cows, and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean. And the ill-favored and lean cows did eat up the seven well-favored and fat cows. Then did I awake, but the second time I slept and dreamed. And, behold, seven good ears of corn came up upon one stalk, and, behold, seven thin ears sprung up after them, and the seven thin ears devoured the seven full ears. And I awoke again, and, behold, it was a dream. Now, is there one among you who can tell me the meaning of these dreams, for my spirit is troubled because of them? [_The wise men in turn come out and bow before the king and say_]: _First Wise Man:_ O my lord King, thy dream troubleth me, but I am not able to interpret it. _Second Wise Man:_ O King, also, I cannot tell thee the meaning of thy dream. _Third Wise Man:_ Most gracious King, I, also, am unable to interpret thy dream. _Fourth Wise Man:_ O great Pharaoh, I regret that I am unable to help thee. _Pharaoh_ [_angrily_]: Are ye called the wise men of Egypt, and yet are ye not able to interpret a dream? [_The chief butler comes forward and falls before the king._] _Butler:_ O great King, I am only thy chief butler, but I beg of thee allow me to speak. _King:_ Speak, butler, what wouldst thou say? _Butler:_ O King, I do remember my faults this day. When Pharaoh was wroth with his servants and put me in prison, both me and the chief baker, behold, we dreamed a dream in one night, and there was a young man, a Hebrew, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dream. And it came to pass as he interpreted unto us, for I was restored unto mine office and the baker was hanged.