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 was tempted to be rude, and move to another bench, buthis father had taught him to be respectful of the elderly. But shehadn't charged him anything.\"In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. The heat lasted until nightfall, and all that time he had to carryhis jacket. We're only two hours from Spain.\"\"Sit down, and let me treat you to something,\" said the boy. Maybe it was his treasure tohave wound up in that strange land, met up with a thief, and doubled thesize of his flock without spending a cent.He was proud of himself. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. 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. \"Amongst us, the only ones who travel arethe shepherds.\"\"Well, then I'll be a shepherd!\"His father said no more. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. Please enter a valid web address. He was tense and upset, because he knew that the old manwas right. Butchildren always seem to be able to play with them without frightening them.I don't know why. The Alchemist Complete Novel PDF 19/04/2022 / English Books PDF, Novel / General, Paulo Coelho / By Kumar 'The Alchemist' PDF Quick download link is given at the bottom of this article. I have to find a man who knows thatuniversal language. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. The new arrival was a youngman in Western dress, but the color of his skin suggested he was from thiscity. If we serve tea in crystal, the shop is going to expand. He remembered something his grandfather had once toldhim: that butterflies were a good omen. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals alsobegan to stir. The treasure is at thePyramids; that you already knew. \"If you start out by promising what youdon't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.\"The boy told him that he had already promised to give one-tenth of histreasure to the Gypsy.\"Gypsies are experts at getting people to do that,\" sighed the old man. But an old king sometimes has totake some pride in himself.\" *How strange Africa is, thought the boy.He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along thenarrow streets of Tangier. 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 boy knew a lot of people in the city. He was about the same age and height as the boy.\"Almost everyone here speaks Spanish. This is aport, and every port has its thieves.\"The boy trusted his new friend. He spoke Spanish betterthan Arabic, and, if this boy was going to Al-Fayoum, there would besomeone to talk to when there were no other important things to do. But thistime I'll be smarter, the boy thought, removing them from the pouch so hecould put them in his pocket. If I have to fight, it will be just asgood a day to die as any other.\"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. *He was shaken into wakefulness by someone. 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. But she said nothing.\"Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,\"he said the last three words slowly, sothat the old woman would understand\"the child said to me, If you comehere, you will find a hidden treasure.' I've already imagined the people who would be He went over to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread, thinkingabout whether or not he should tell the baker what the old man had saidabout him. Sparklet Chapter Summaries Summary & Analysis Part One, Section 1 Section 2 I thoughtthat someday I'd be rich, and could go to Mecca. A friend had told the boy about the shop, and he had taken hissheep there. His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenlycompressed it. The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking anew road every day. There was afull moon, and the boy told the Englishman the story of his life.The Englishman was fascinated with the part about the progress achieved atthe crystal shop after the boy began working there.\"That's the principle that governs all things,\" he said. If I don't find it, I can always go home. He was afraid to look around, because he knew what hewould find. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along . Melchizedek, the king ofSalem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanterblowing in his face. Enough to buy himself a hundred and twentysheep, a return ticket, and a license to import products from Africa into hisown country. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. The treasure was now nothing but a painful memory, andhe tried to avoid thinking about it.\"I don't know anyone around here who would want to cross the desert justto see the Pyramids,\" said the merchant. And he knew that Egyptwas in Africa.\"Can I help you?\" asked the man behind the window.\"Maybe tomorrow,\" said the boy, moving away. When I was young, all Iwanted to do was put together enough money to start this shop. Africa was only a few hoursfrom Tarifa; one had only to cross the narrow straits by boat. '\"The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing.His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man hadentrusted to him.\" 'Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,' said the wise man. 2 of 25. Why did they use suchstrange language, with so many drawings?\"The Englishman didn't answer him directly. Just handling them made himfeel better. When you want something with all your heart, that'swhen you are closest to the Soul of the World. \"I can interpret it, butthe interpretation is very difficult. The candy seller had asmile on his face: he was happy, aware of what his life was about, andready to begin a day's work. But, as time passes, a mysterious forcebegins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize theirdestiny.\"None of what the old man was saying made much sense to the boy. I wanted them to be a part of yourinheritance. But they couldnever have taught him Arabic.There are probably other things in the world that the sheep can't teach me,thought the boy as he regarded the old merchant. We have to take advantage whenluck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us. Books. I learned how Anyway, the boy had becomehappy in his work, and thought all the time about the day when he woulddisembark at Tarifa as a winner.\"You must always know what it is that you want,\" the old king had said. I never thoughtI'd end up in a place like this, he thought, as he leafed through the pages ofa chemical journal. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about hissheep.The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, madeseveral strange gestures over the boy's head. He felt uneasy at the man's presence. Hewas a devout man, and, even with all his impatience, he wanted to live hislife in accordance with Muslim law.\"What's the fifth obligation?\" the boy asked.\"Two days ago, you said that I had never dreamed of travel,\" the merchantanswered. Hewas selling better than ever as if time had turned back to the old dayswhen the street had been one of Tangier's major attractions.\"Business has really improved,\" he said to the boy, after the customer hadleft. He had been in the same place for thirty years: a shop atthe top of a hilly street where few customers passed. 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. He decided to stay right there and await his return.As he waited, a priest climbed to the top of a nearby tower and began hischant; everyone in the market fell to their knees, touched their foreheads tothe ground, and took up the chant. When he had finished his smoke,he reached into one of his pockets, and sat there for a few moments,regarding what he had withdrawn.It was a bundle of money. By the time he had hadenough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women,and other chances to be happy. If he sold just one of hissheep, he'd have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of theflowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected. As soon as he had learned to know hiscamel better, and to establish a relationship with him, he threw the bookaway. Urim and Thummim.It made the boy think of the old king, and it startled him to realize how longit had been since he had thought of him. I have been told that beauty is the great seducer ofmen.\"The merchant didn't respond, but that afternoon, after saying his prayersand closing the shop, he invited the boy to sit with him and share hishookah, that strange pipe used by the Arabs.\"What is it you're looking for?\" asked the old merchant.\"I've already told you. 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. But there was one idea thatseemed to repeat itself throughout all the books: all things are themanifestation of one thing only.In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literatureof alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on thesurface of an emerald.\"It's the Emerald Tablet,\" said the Englishman, proud that he might teachsomething to the boy.\"Well, then, why do we need all these books?\" the boy asked.\"So that we can understand those few lines,\" the Englishman answered,without appearing really to believe what he had said. And the leader posted armed sentinels at the fringes of the group.The Englishman was unable to sleep one night. As long asthe boy knew how to find the best pastures in Andalusia, they would be hisfriends. Hecouldn't have been wrong.\"I had never heard of alchemists before,\" the boy said. Then he sat in the sun-filled doorway, smokingthe hookah.He smoked in silence, thinking of nothing, and listening to the sound of thewind that brought the scent of the desert. The old man knew how to read, and had alreadyread the book. That he had attended aseminary until he was sixteen. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 48 / 94way because they were made up from the pure life, and this kind of lifecannot be captured in pictures or words.Because people become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind upforgetting the Language of the World. \"He wants us to leave.\"The boy was relieved. An illustration of an open book. The most important is to believe only in the one true God. She hada vessel on her shoulder, and her head was covered by a veil, but her face. He should respect tradition.The Englishman was disappointed. He always enjoyed seeing the happiness that the travelersexperienced when, after weeks of yellow sand and blue sky, they first sawthe green of the date palms. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 26 / 94\"I can clean up those glasses in the window, if you want,\" said the boy.\"The way they look now, nobody is going to want to buy them.\"The man looked at him without responding.\"In exchange, you could give me something to eat.\"The man still said nothing, and the boy sensed that he was going to have tomake a decision. Only in that way would he be able to read the omens. 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. It seemed as ifwhat the old king had called \"beginner's luck\" were no longer functioning. He knew nothing aboutthe customs of the strange land he was in.\"I'll just watch him,\" he said to himself. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. That morning he had knowneverything that was going to happen to him as he walked through thefamiliar fields. Youcould build one in your backyard.\"\"You've never had dreams of travel,\" said the boy, turning to wait on acustomer who had entered the shop.Two days later, the merchant spoke to the boy about the display.\"I don't much like change,\" he said. But, just before lunchtime, a boy stopped in front of the shop.He was dressed normally, but the practiced eyes of the crystal merchantcould see that the boy had no money to spend. It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that therest of the world refused to acknowledge. The othersare to pray five times a day, fast during Ramadan, and be charitable to thepoor.\"He stopped there. Money to start this shop enough to buy himself a hundred and twentysheep, return. 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