The Englishman said nothing.And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have. \"Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,too. asked the wise man.\"Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.\" 'Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,' said the wisest ofwise men. His smile reminded the boy of the old manthe mysterious old king he had met. He'sdoing it because it's what he wants to do,\" thought the boy. Atnight, as they sat around the fire, the boy related to the driver hisadventures as a shepherd.During one of these conversations, the driver told of his own life.\"I used to live near El Cairum,\" he said. The boy noted that there was a sense of fear in the air,even though no one said anything. He really was aking, a wise king.The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entiredesert between him and the Pyramids. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 44 / 94The book that most interested the boy told the stories of the famousalchemists. 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. The Alchemist Summary Next Prologue In the Prologue, the alchemist reads a story about Narcissus a youth so fascinated by his own beautiful reflection that he falls into a lake and drowns. The boy watched it through itstrajectory for some time, until it was hidden behind the white housessurrounding the plaza. When he speaks in our language, Ican interpret what he has said. They were fascinating stories:each of them lived out his destiny to the end. He knew that a few hours from now, with the sun at itszenith, the heat would be so great that he would not be able to lead hisflock across the fields. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. Along the way, he learns to listen to his heart and, more importantly, realizes that his dreams, or his Personal Legend, are not just his but part of the Soul of the Universe. He never realized thatpeople are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.\"\"He should have decided to become a shepherd,\" the boy said. \"I can interpret it, butthe interpretation is very difficult. He didn't consider mending the holethe stonescould fall through any time they wanted. \"But I have to buy two camels.\"They walked together through the narrow streets of Tangier. An illustration of an open book. *The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. Bakers have homes, while shepherdssleep out in the open. Books. There was nothing tohold him back except himself. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world'sgreatest lie.\" In half an hour, he had cleaned all the glasses in the window, and,as he was doing so, two customers had entered the shop and bought somecrystal.When he had completed the cleaning, he asked the man for something toeat. And he hadn't perceived them because he had becomeaccustomed to them. The old woman asked him to swearagain while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.\"It's a dream in the language of the world,\" she said. The closer he got to therealization of his dream, the more difficult things became. I began to make somemoney, but I could never bring myself to leave someone in charge of theshop; the crystals are delicate things. And don't forget the language of omens. 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. He knew how to shear them,and how to slaughter them. He didn't need to seek out the oldwoman for this! \"I've seen how the guides readthe signs of the desert, and how the soul of the caravan speaks to the soulof the desert.\"The Englishman said, \"I'd better pay more attention to the caravan.\"\"And I'd better read your books,\" said the boy. I don't know how to turn them into reality. It had brought with it the sweat and the dreamsof men who had once left to search for the unknown, and for gold andadventureand for the Pyramids. He knew that in thecaravan there was a man to whom he was to teach some of his secrets. There had been a time when many people knew ofhis shop: Arab merchants, French and English geologists, German soldierswho were always well-heeled. 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. The tea seemed less bitter.\"Who are you?\" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish.The boy was relieved. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger.\"And he concluded by saying the mysterious word: \"Maktub.\"\"You should pay more attention to the caravan,\" the boy said to theEnglishman, after the camel driver had left. The Soul of the World is nourished bypeople's happiness. It was the old manwho had asked for a drink of his wine, and had started the conversation.\"Give me my book,\" the boy said. He had fallen asleep in themiddle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume.Looking around, he sought his sheep, and then realized that he was in anew world. They were his treasure. Just handling them made himfeel better. 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. And move along when it's time to move along.' Only in that way would he be able to read the omens. 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. The oldman was probably a Gypsy, too.But before the boy could say anything, the old man leaned over, picked upa stick, and began to write in the sand of the plaza. I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. Or beginner's luck.\"The merchant was silent for a few moments. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. *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. He had already imagined the scene manytimes; every time, the girl became fascinated when he explained that thesheep had to be sheared from back to front. It was a pleasant changefrom talking to his sheep. He was about the same age and height as the boy.\"Almost everyone here speaks Spanish. Now, I can see that it hasn't been too bad. But he was ableto understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning ofthings. Something brightreflected from his chest with such intensity that the boy was momentarilyblinded. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. Or marry the daughter of a textilemerchant?\"\"Yes, or even search for treasure. If he ever wrote a book, he thought, he wouldpresent one person at a time, so that the reader wouldn't have to worry But I had to insist on the payment of sixsheep because I helped you to make your decision.\"The boy put the stones in his pouch. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasurebecause I never found mine. What he needed to do wasreview all he had learned over the years, because the alchemist wouldcertainly put him to the test.The young Arab took out a book and began to read. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 47 / 94The boy awoke as the sun rose. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". 'As you wanderaround, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.' It had caused him tohave the same dream for a second time, and it was causing him to feelanger toward his faithful companions. The men of the oasis wanted to know if they hadseen any fighting, and the women competed with one another for access tothe cloth and precious stones brought by the merchants. They were content with just food and water, and, in exchange, theygenerously gave of their wool, their company, andonce in a whiletheirmeat.If I became a monster today, and decided to kill them, one by one, theywould become aware only after most of the flock had been slaughtered,thought the boy. Maybe that'swhy they always stay close to me.The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. They traveled, spoke withwise men, performed miracles for the incredulous, and owned thePhilosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life.But when the boy wanted to learn how to achieve the Master Work, hebecame completely lost. The heat lasted until nightfall, and all that time he had to carryhis jacket. Yet the boy felt that there wasanother way to regard his situation: he was actually two hours closer to histreasure the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire yeardidn't matter.I know why I want to get back to my flock, he thought. Therewere three hundred wells, fifty thousand date trees, and innumerablecolored tents spread among them.\"It looks like The Thousand and One Nights,\" said the Englishman, impatientto meet with the alchemist.They were surrounded by children, curious to look at the animals andpeople that were arriving. Download Free PDF. Maybe she didn't even remember him. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. \"I had my orchard, my children, anda life that would change not at all until I died. The boy swore to Jesus Christ. Why not?He suddenly felt tremendously happy. The Alchemist - read free eBook by Paolo Coelho in online reader directly on the web page. Now everything was quite different from how it was that day theyhad set out: then, there had been confusion and shouting, the cries ofchildren and the whinnying of animals, all mixed with the nervous orders ofthe guides and the merchants. \"Let's go and have some lunch,\" said the crystal merchant.He put a sign on the door, and they went to a small caf?nearby. = CONTENTS = Part One Part Two EpiloguePART ONEThe boy's name was Santiago. \"Hunches,\" his mother used to call them. Sometimes, there's just no way tohold back the river. That morning he had knowneverything that was going to happen to him as he walked through thefamiliar fields. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 39 / 94There were almost two hundred people gathered there, and four hundredanimalscamels, horses, mules, and fowl. There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen foughtin the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge.With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his peopletogether and gave them his instructions. An illustration of an open book. About; . They discovered that the purification ofthe metals had led to a purification of themselves.\"The boy thought about the crystal merchant. In some places, the ground was covered with the salt of dried-up lakes. Wearing his new sandals, he descended the stairs silently.The city was still sleeping. \"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. He canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. Three days from now, he wouldbe with the merchant's daughter.He started to read the book he had bought. *Two more months passed, and the shelf brought many customers into thecrystal shop. Lots of shepherds passed through, selling their wool.\"It doesn't matter,\" he said to his sheep. \"There is a universal language, understood by everybody,but already forgotten. There you will find a treasure that will make you a rich man.\"The boy was surprised, and then irritated. \"Well, I'm the king ofSalem!\"People say strange things, the boy thought. For nearly a year, he had beenworking incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that hecould return to Spain with pride.\"Never stop dreaming,\" the old king had said. The same book that taught me about Urimand Thummim. \"Amongst us, the only ones who travel arethe shepherds.\"\"Well, then I'll be a shepherd!\"His father said no more. They might even havebecome friends, but the Englishman closed off the conversation.The boy closed his book. Just as you knowthat you're not going to buy your sheep.\"\"Who told you that?\" asked the boy, startled.\"Maktub\" said the old crystal merchant.And he gave the boy his blessing. "It's the simple things in life that are most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.". \"Everyone has his or her own way of learning things,\"he said to himself. But shehadn't charged him anything.\"In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. He had discovered that thepresence of a certain bird meant that a snake was nearby, and that acertain shrub was a sign that there was water in the area. 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. In the desert, disobedience means death.\"There was a murmur from the crowd. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. The sheep hadtaught him that.If God leads the sheep so well, he will also lead a man, he thought, and thatmade him feel better. But now I'm sad andalone. 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. They were solitary individualswho no longer believed in things, and didn't understand that shepherdsbecome attached to their sheep. I can learn something from the desert, too. \"And people say thathe is two hundred years old, and is able to transform any metal into gold.\"The Englishman could not contain his excitement. 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