Balaam and the Donkey
The Israelites are travelling through the desert and they come to Moab. Balak, the Moabite king, is terrified of these people - obviously, stories of what had happened in Egypt has spread. He wants to hinder them, so he decides to hire Balaam, a famous conjuror, to come and curse them. His reputation was that, whoever he blessed was blessed and whoever he cursed was cursed.