ReadOasis Step 2 Francis Preaching To The Birds by Giotto (Image, Wikimedia) One day a man was walking through the countryside near Florence, Italy. In this part of Italy, there were many sheep. They could be seen in all the fields. Near the top of a hill, the man saw a little boy. He was lying on the ground. A group of sheep were eating and sleeping around him. The man was curious, so he walked up the hill. He came closer and saw that the boy held a stick in his hand. The stick had been burned ...