The roof had fallen in long ago, and anenormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had oncestood.He decided to spend the night there. And he knew that shepherds, likeseamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there wassomeone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.The day was dawning, and the shepherd urged his sheep in the direction ofthe sun. \"That didn't teach me anything,either.\"The boy went back to contemplating the silence of the desert, and the sandraised by the animals. \"But I have to buy two camels.\"They walked together through the narrow streets of Tangier. That's what helpsme face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on theshelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible caf? The boy thanked him, ate it, and went onhis way. Wearing his new sandals, he descended the stairs silently.The city was still sleeping. As he took his jacket out of the pouch, thinking to give it tosomeone in the street, the two stones fell to the floor. The boy was also saddened; his friend was in pursuit of hisdestiny. Theywere conversing in Arabic, and the boy was proud of himself for being ableto do so. If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lotsand appoint a new one. *The Englishman was sitting on a bench in a structure that smelled ofanimals, sweat, and dust; it was part warehouse, part corral. I wanted them to be a part of yourinheritance. "Sooo much more helpful than SparkNotes. Full Book Summary. \"I can interpret it, butthe interpretation is very difficult. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world'sgreatest lie.\" \"The shepherd said nothing. He got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed himand began to speak to him in an angry stream of words. 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. And no onewas going to climb the hill just to browse through a few small shops.But the crystal merchant had no choice. I thoughtthat someday I'd be rich, and could go to Mecca. Then, like a colony of worker ants, theydismantled their stalls and left.The sun began its departure, as well. He wassure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her,every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it'sbecause people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their livesevery day that the sun rises.I left my father, my mother, and the town castle behind. The book was written inSpanish. I never thoughtI'd end up in a place like this, he thought, as he leafed through the pages ofa chemical journal. They have blond hair, or dark skin, butbasically they're the same as the people who live right here.\"\"But I'd like to see the castles in the towns where they live,\" the boyexplained.\"Those people, when they see our land, say that they would like to live hereforever,\" his father continued.\"Well, I'd like to see their land, and see how they live,\" said his son.\"The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can First he hadstudied Esperanto, then the world's religions, and now it was alchemy. Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren't atthe top of a hill, and they had little business.Eventually, the merchant had to hire two more employees. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. The boypreferred wine.But he didn't need to worry about that right now. Neither the woman nor the old man were at allimpressed by the fact that he was a shepherd. The room'sfurnishings consisted of a table, an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,and two chairs.The woman sat down, and told him to be seated as well. *At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors. So, he asked if the old man'sblessing was still with him.He took out one of the stones. The boy swore to Jesus Christ. And he hadforgotten to mention that, when you have enough money to buy a flocklarger than the one you had before, you should buy it.The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 2 / 94I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. The boy estimated that, if he worked for six more months, hecould return to Spain and buy sixty sheep, and yet another sixty. As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that theday would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waitingfor three days. That'swhy I have to live off what my daughters provide me with.\"\"And what if I never get to Egypt?\"\"Then I don't get paid. But the marketplace was empty, and he was far fromhome, so he wept. 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. But shehadn't charged him anything.\"In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. \"They're just a pile of stones. It was said that he was morethan two hundred years old, and that he had discovered the Philosopher'sStone and the Elixir of Life. \"If you want to learn about your owntreasure, you will have to give me one-tenth of your flock.\"\"What about one-tenth of my treasure?\"The old man looked disappointed. He had seen kingsand beggars walking the desert sands. If hepushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens leftby God along his path.God placed them along my path. The old woman had said the same thing. Download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF. The boy promisedhimself that, when he returned from Egypt, he would buy that sword.\"Ask the owner of that stall how much the sword costs,\" he said to hisfriend. One of them, a cobbler whomade his living mending boots, said that he had traveled for almost a yearthrough the desert, but that he got more tired when he had to walk throughthe streets of Tangier buying his leather.\"\"Well, why don't you go to Mecca now?\" asked the boy.\"Because it's the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. Creatures like the sheep, that are used totraveling, know about moving on.\"He thought of the merchant's daughter, and was sure that she had probablymarried. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist page 17. \"It's called the principle offavorability. He recalled that when the sun had risen thatmorning, he was on another continent, still a shepherd with sixty sheep, andlooking forward to meeting with a girl. 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. Before long, maybe in just a few days, hewould be at the Pyramids. And joining this caravan may havebeen my decision, but where it goes is going to be a mystery to me.Nearby was the Englishman, reading a book. When thecaravan was blocked by a boulder, it had to go around it; if there was alarge rocky area, they had to make a major detour. But thosewho know about such things would know that those are Urim and Thummim.I didn't know that they had them in this part of the world.\"\"They were given to me as a present by a king,\" the boy said.The stranger didn't answer; instead, he put his hand in his pocket, and tookout two stones that were the same as the boy's.\"Did you say a king?\" he asked.\"I guess you don't believe that a king would talk to someone like me, ashepherd,\" he said, wanting to end the conversation.\"Not at all. 12 by Ben Jonson. \"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. The merchant spent the entire day mumbling behind the counter,telling the boy to be careful with the pieces and not to break anything.But he stayed with the job because the merchant, although he was an oldgrouch, treated him fairly; the boy received a good commission for eachpiece he sold, and had already been able to put some money aside. Itwas there that the wise man lived.\"Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the mainroom of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went,people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing softmusic, and there was a table covered with platters of the most deliciousfood in that part of the world. But the stones were proof thathe had met with a kinga king who knew of the boy's past.\"They're called Urim and Thummim, and they can help you to read theomens.\" The boy put the stones back in the pouch and decided to do anexperiment. *The times rush past, and so do the caravans, thought the alchemist, as hewatched the hundreds of people and animals arriving at the oasis. Itwas more activity than usual for this time of the morning. 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 The boy explained that it wasn't important, since that sheep was themost intelligent of the flock, and produced the most wool.\"Where is the treasure?\" he asked.\"It's in Egypt, near the Pyramids.\"The boy was startled. Did you notice the beautiful parchments in mylibrary? He remembered that he had a number of things he had to takecare of: he went to the market for something to eat, he traded his book forone that was thicker, and he found a bench in the plaza where he couldsample the new wine he had bought. 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. Thinking about that for amoment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was hewho had become accustomed to their schedule.But there were certain of them who took a bit longer to awaken. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 18 / 94\"The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace,keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. He remembered thesword. He had lived thirty years of his lifebuying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anythingelse.He spent the entire morning observing the infrequent comings and goings inthe street. But maybe I'llnever have another chance to get to the Pyramids in Egypt. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 37 / 94scene that began the book. A huge wooden cross. 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