Thatmorning he had done some calculating: if he continued to work every dayas he had been, he would need a whole year to be able to buy some sheep.\"I'd like to build a display case for the crystal,\" the boy said to themerchant. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 50 / 94here at the oasis.\"The woman said she had never heard of such a person, and hurried away.But before she fled, she advised the boy that he had better not try toconverse with women who were dressed in black, because they weremarried women. But, finally, he agreed that the boy,who spoke better Arabic than he, should do so. But hewanted to know what the \"mysterious force\" was; the merchant's daughterwould be impressed when he told her about that!\"It's a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how torealize your destiny. His soul must be too primitive tounderstand those things, he thought.He took back his books and packed them away again in their bags. He knew that in thecaravan there was a man to whom he was to teach some of his secrets. *The old woman led the boy to a room at the back of her house; it wasseparated from her living room by a curtain of colored beads. Some of them were things that he hadalready experienced, and weren't really new, but that he had neverperceived before. He could see that the old man wanted to knowmore about his life.\"Well, then, we've got a problem. They were people of the desert, and clamoredto hear his stories about the great cities.The boy told them about his life as a shepherd, and was about to tell themof his experiences at the crystal shop when the Englishman came into thetent.\"I've been looking for you all morning,\" he said, as he led the boy outside. A recurring dream troubles Santiago, a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd. Take to the fields, and somedayyou'll learn that our countryside is the best, and our women the mostbeautiful.\"And he gave the boy his blessing. I learned that many alchemistsrealized their destinies, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, thePhilosopher's Stone, and the Elixir of Life.\"But, above all, I learned that these things are all so simple that they couldbe written on the surface of an emerald.\"The Englishman was disappointed. And he knew that Egyptwas in Africa.\"Can I help you?\" asked the man behind the window.\"Maybe tomorrow,\" said the boy, moving away. It wouldn't be the first time.\"And the woman told the boy to leave, saying she had already wasted toomuch time with him.So the boy was disappointed; he decided that he would never again believein dreams. \"The religion hereforbids it.\"The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids. He had had the same dreamthat night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended.He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that stillslept. \"I've been trying for two years to read this book,and I never get past these first few pages.\" Even without a king to providean interruption, he was unable to concentrate.He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. \"Follow the omens.\"The boy picked up Urim and Thummim, and, once again, had the strangesensation that the old king was nearby. I can pay you to serve as myguide.\"\"Do you have any idea how to get there?\" the newcomer asked.The boy noticed that the owner of the bar stood nearby, listening attentivelyto their conversation. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 35 / 94to care for sheep, and I haven't forgotten how that's done. He went on tellingstories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fearand surprise. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - Free Ebook. Select files or add your book in reader. \"There's a caravan leaving todayfor Al-Fayoum.\"\"But I'm going to Egypt,\" the boy said.\"Al-Fayoum is in Egypt,\" said the Arab. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. \"The fifth obligation of every Muslim is a pilgrimage. Both times.\"The woman was silent for some time. I can't help you if you feel you've gotenough sheep.\"The boy was getting irritated. He remembered thesword. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns . He saw to it that all the sheep enteredthrough the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent theflock from wandering away during the night. Sparklet Chapter Summaries Summary & Analysis Part One, Section 1 Section 2 \"I have to go and gather my sheep andget going.\"\"Give me one-tenth of your sheep,\" said the old man, \"and I'll tell you howto find the hidden treasure.\"The boy remembered his dream, and suddenly everything was clear to him.The old woman hadn't charged him anything, but the old manmaybe hewas her husbandwas going to find a way to get much more money inexchange for information about something that didn't even exist. The sheep will get used to my notbeing there, too, the boy thought.From where he sat, he could observe the plaza. The boy had never even noticed that there was a hole in his pouch.He knelt down to find Urim and Thummim and put them back in the pouch.But as he saw them lying there on the ground, another phrase came to hismind.\"Learn to recognize omens, and follow them,\" the old king had said.An omen. Neighbors movedaway, and there remained only a few small shops on the hill. There was nothing tohold him back except himself. But if he speaks in the language of the soul,it is only you who can understand. \"That first day, everyone slept from exhaustion, including the Englishman.The boy was assigned a place far from his friend, in a tent with five otheryoung men of about his age. \"And ask for aglass of wine for me. So, he asked if the old man'sblessing was still with him.He took out one of the stones. He told himself that he would have to startreading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortablepillows.It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the starsthrough the half-destroyed roof. Maybe theworld had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met witha king. \"But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that theymake a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.\"The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having setfoot in the desert before. But he found it much more interesting to observe thecaravan and listen to the wind. Arabs oftenappeared in the city, shopping and chanting their strange prayers severaltimes a day.\"Where are you from?\" the boy asked.\"From many places.\"\"No one can be from many places,\" the boy said. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the othersbecome angry. The boyprodded them, one by one, with his crook, calling each by name. He was afraid to look around, because he knew what hewould find. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. And I will tellyou how to find the hidden treasure. Since that morning in the marketplace, he had never again madeuse of Urim and Thummim, because Egypt was now just as distant a dreamfor him as was Mecca for the merchant. \"We make a lot of detours, butwe're always heading for the same destination.\"\"And you ought to read more about the world,\" answered the Englishman.\"Books are like caravans in that respect.\"The immense collection of people and animals began to travel faster. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes! He was tense and upset, because he knew that the old manwas right. He wept because God was unfair, and because this wasthe way God repaid those who believed in their dreams.When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy.People saw me coming and welcomed me, he thought. Read Full Text. The other man remarked that tea was alwaysmore delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma wasretained. They placed the symbolsof the pilgrimage on the doors of their houses. Everywherethere were stalls with items for sale. Since the miner had sacrificed everything to hisdestiny, the old man decided to become involved. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. I thought that everything Iowned would be destroyed.\"The land was ruined, and I had to find some other way to earn a living. He had worked for an entire year to make a dream cometrue, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important.Maybe because that wasn't really his dream.Who knows maybe it's better to be like the crystal merchant: never go toMecca, and just go through life wanting to do so, he thought, again tryingto convince himself. He had done this for years, and knew the schedule of everyonewho passed. \"That's it! His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenlycompressed it. 2 of 25. He began toimport enormous quantities of tea, along with his crystal, and his shop wassought out by men and women with a thirst for things new.And, in that way, the months passed. \"I have the money I need to buy my sheep.And you have the money you need to go to Mecca.\"The old man said nothing.\"Will you give me your blessing?\" asked the boy. Likeeating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. But he would never have thought it more than just a myth, hadnot a friend of hisreturning from an archaeological expedition in thedeserttold him about an Arab that was possessed of exceptional powers.\"He lives at the Al-Fayoum oasis,\" his friend had said. As they satdown at the only table in the place, the crystal merchant laughed.\"You didn't have to do any cleaning,\" he said. And, just as she was about to showme the exact location, I woke up. If it were, hewould already have heard of it.\"And what do you do in Salem?\" he insisted.\"What do I do in Salem?\" The old man laughed. Maybe God created the desert so that mancould appreciate the date trees, he thought.He decided to concentrate on more practical matters. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. But they really don'tknow what they're saying. I am in search of that universal language, amongother things. It was also saidthat they had a pact with the devil, and that they kidnapped children and,taking them away to their mysterious camps, made them their slaves. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. pdf INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON, 2012 Brahim EL FEZZAZI Paulo Coelho Full PDF Package This Paper A short summary of this paper 1 Full PDF related to this paper Download Download Full PDF Package Translate PDF It's going to test thecaravan's every step to see if it's in time, and, if it is, we will make it to theoasis.\"\"If either of us had joined this caravan based only on personal courage, butwithout understanding that language, this journey would have been muchmore difficult.\"They stood there looking at the moon.\"That's the magic of omens,\" said the boy. \"Well, I'm the king ofSalem!\"People say strange things, the boy thought. It was the time of day when all of Spain slept duringthe summer. \"Not even the tribal chieftainsare able to see him when they want to. Books. The boy was becoming more and more convincedthat alchemy could be learned in one's daily life.\"Also,\" said the Englishman, \"the Philosopher's Stone has a fascinatingproperty. There are thousands of kilometers ofdesert between here and there.\"There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was He had assumed he would soon return to hissheep.\"Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?\" he asked, to get away from thebusiness of the display.\"Because I've always heard about them,\" the boy answered, saying nothingabout his dream. I wanted them to be a part of yourinheritance. The priests carried them in a golden breastplate.\"The boy was suddenly happy to be there at the warehouse.\"Maybe this is an omen,\" said the Englishman, half aloud.\"Who told you about omens?\" The boy's interest was increasing by themoment.\"Everything in life is an omen,\" said the Englishman, now closing the journalhe was reading. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 24 / 94Even if he never got to the Pyramids, he had already traveled farther thanany shepherd he knew. The old manwore a breastplate of gold, and he knew about my past. No hope, no adventure, no oldkings or destinies, no treasure, and no Pyramids. Butthe king of Salem hoped desperately that the boy would be successful.It's too bad that he's quickly going to forget my name, he thought. wishing that he had died, and that everythingwould end forever at that moment.The merchant looked anxiously at the boy. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 39 / 94There were almost two hundred people gathered there, and four hundredanimalscamels, horses, mules, and fowl. It's easy, andyet I've never done it before, he thought.When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the firstsweet he had made for the day. Thatwind had brought the Moors, yes, but it had also brought the smell of thedesert and of veiled women. Bycoincidenceor maybe it was an omen, the boy thoughthe came to thebar he had entered on his first day there. And if the book was irritating, as the old man had said, theboy still had time to change it for another.\"It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the worldsay,\" continued the old man. His smile reminded the boy of the old manthe mysterious old king he had met. \"But I want one-tenthof the treasure, if you find it.\"The boy laughedout of happiness. *\"I'm the king of Salem,\" the old man had said.\"Why would a king be talking with a shepherd?\" the boy asked, awed andembarrassed.\"For several reasons. But I want each and everyone of you to swear by the God you believe in that you will follow my ordersno matter what. We're only two hours from Spain.\"\"Sit down, and let me treat you to something,\" said the boy. It's always a positive force.\" He'sdoing it because it's what he wants to do,\" thought the boy. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in theheavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race.Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the momentwe're living right now.\"Two nights later, as he was getting ready to bed down, the boy looked forthe star they followed every night. He was no longer a shepherd, and he had nothing, not even themoney to return and start everything over.All this happened between sunrise and sunset, the boy thought. On the other hand, he saidthat he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their destiny.He left without saying good-bye to the crystal merchant. The boy felt sorry for the Englishman's camel, loaded down as hewas with the cases of books.\"There's no such thing as coincidence,\" said the Englishman, picking up theconversation where it had been interrupted in the warehouse. And the leader posted armed sentinels at the fringes of the group.The Englishman was unable to sleep one night. \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.". But, most important, hewas able every day to live out his dream. When his vision returned to normal,the boy was able to read what the old man had written in the sand.There, in the sand of the plaza of that small city, the boy read the names ofhis father and his mother and the name of the seminary he had attended.He read the name of the merchant's daughter, which he hadn't even known,and he read things he had never told anyone. This was a port town, and the only truthfulthing his friend had told him was that port towns are full of thieves.Now he understood why the owner of the bar had been so upset: he was As long asthe boy knew how to find the best pastures in Andalusia, they would be hisfriends. I have to find a man who knows thatuniversal language. In the crowd were women,children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung ontheir shoulders. . Then he asked that everyone, including his own sentinels, handover their arms to the men appointed by the tribal chieftains.\"Those are the rules of war,\" the leader explained. But he trusted in the old man, whohad said that, when you really want something, the universe alwaysconspires in your favor. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that ofthe sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading themthrough the countryside in search of food and water. If we serve tea in crystal, the shop is going to expand. \"And, as he smothered the coals in the hookah, he told the boy that he could That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. I'm afraid that if mydream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living.\"You dream about your sheep and the Pyramids, but you're different fromme, because you want to realize your dreams. \"I hold thepower of life and death for every person I take with me. When he's anold man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. The Soul of the World is nourished bypeople's happiness. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 3 / 94\"How did you learn to read?\" the girl asked at one point.\"Like everybody learns,\" he said. It seemed as ifwhat the old king had called \"beginner's luck\" were no longer functioning. \"But bakers are moreimportant people than shepherds. But now, as the sun began to set, he was in a differentcountry, a stranger in a strange land, where he couldn't even speak thelanguage. 1 of 25. Just as I hadn't realized that for so many years Ihad been speaking a language without words to my sheep.\"Do you want to go to work for me?\" the merchant asked.\"I can work for the rest of today,\" the boy answered. Only when he consents.\"Wait for the end of the war. The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking anew road every day. He wasn't asking for help. Once again he saw that, in that strange land, he was applying thesame lessons he had learned with his sheep.\"All things are one,\" the old man had said. He called to the boy, andthey took a walk along the dunes surrounding the encampment. As he was leaving, he saw, in the corner of the room, his oldshepherd's pouch. Download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF. For five years he hadbeen working a certain river, and had examined hundreds of thousands ofstones looking for an emerald. He must be disguised to avoid encounters withthieves.\"Take these,\" said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stonethat had been embedded at the center of the breastplate. Project Gutenberg. Did you see the garden that it took the mastergardener ten years to create? That's the world'sgreatest lie.\"\"That's never happened to me,\" the boy said. *The crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that hefelt every morning. He seemed unfriendly, andhad looked irritated when the boy had entered. Some of them were richpilgrims, traveling in caravans with servants and camels, but most of thepeople making the pilgrimage were poorer than I.\"All who went there were happy at having done so. The Englishman said nothing.And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have. 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