Gideon kneeling beside a wool fleece, with a water jug, tent, hills, grass, and clouds behind him

Gideon Kneels by the Fleece

Gideon kneels in the grass, touching a thick fleece beside a clay jug while a tent waits under rolling clouds.

🎨 How to color it

Color Gideon’s robe sandy beige, his head wrap soft ivory, the fleece creamy white, and the tent a sun-warmed tan. Use a sharp colored pencil for the robe trim and sandal straps, then switch to broader strokes for the fleece’s puffy curls and the open hills. Try making the fleece glow with pale yellow shadows while the grass around it stays cool green, so the secret of the morning stands out.

The story behind this coloring page

Why Fleece Remembers Dew — Before sunrise, while the barley floor still smelled of dust and crushed stems, Rinnah pressed her homemade reed comb through a scrap of sheep’s wool. Read the full story →

Before sunrise, while the barley floor still smelled of dust and crushed stems, Rinnah pressed her homemade reed comb through a scrap of sheep’s wool. She had invented a game called Dew or Dust: touch three things in the dark and guess which one would sparkle at dawn. “My mat will know first,” she whispered, tying another knot with fingers prickled from work.

A hush moved through the hidden camp. Gideon carried a fleece past the tent ropes and laid it where the grass sighed cold against her ankles. Rinnah tucked her little mat under her cloak, proud of every crooked row, and watched silver beads gather only on the wool, not the ground. The next morning, the secret turned around: the grass glittered, and the fleece stayed dry as bread crust.

Rinnah pressed one damp finger to her own wool and felt it hold the chill like a promise. Ever since that night, fleece has remembered dew better than any leaf, and if you trace the puffy curls near Gideon’s hands, you may find Rinnah’s Dew or Dust game hiding there.