33 PHARAOH'S STRANGE DREAMS “Two long years went by. Joseph remained in prison. Then Pharaoh had strange and disturbing dreams. No one could explain them to him, but he believed they must mean something important, The personal servant then remembered Joseph. “There is a man in your prison who can help,’ he said, and he told Pharaoh what had happened when he and the cook had also had strange dreams. Pharaoh sent for him and told Joseph what he had dreamed. “In the first dream, seven thin cows ate up seven fat, healthy cows,’ said Pharaoh. ‘In the second dream, seven thin, straggly ears of corn swallowed up. seven healthy ears of corn.” “Both dreams have the same meaning,’ said Joseph. ‘God is warning you that there will be seven years of good harvest followed by seven years of famine. If you store the grain wisely, you and your people will survive.’ Pharach knew immediately who should help him store the grain and look after the good harvests: he put Joseph in charge of the whole land of Egypt. He put a ring on Joseph's finger and a gold chain around his neck. Pharaoh had him ride in a chariot dressed in fine robes, and wherever Joseph went, people bowed down to him. Joseph was 30 years old when his dreams began to come true.