\"Because you really like to travel.\"\"He knew what I was thinking,\" the boy said to himself. Project Gutenberg. Download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF. The new arrival was a youngman in Western dress, but the color of his skin suggested he was from thiscity. As achild, the boy had always been frightened to death that he would becaptured by Gypsies, and this childhood fear returned when the old womantook his hands in hers.But she has the Sacred Heart of Jesus there, he thought, trying to reassurehimself. The boy swore to Jesus Christ. I can learn something from the desert, too. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. . 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. From there, he could see Africa inthe distance. So, it's not surprising that kingswould talk to shepherds.\"And he went on, fearing that the boy wouldn't understand what he was But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 47 / 94The boy awoke as the sun rose. He went on tellingstories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fearand surprise. Like crickets, and like expectations;like lizards and four-leaf clovers.\"That's right,\" said the old man, able to read the boy's thoughts. Then aman approached.\"Do you know someone here who cures people's illnesses?\" the boy asked.\"Allah cures our illnesses,\" said the man, clearly frightened of the strangers.\"You're looking for witch doctors.\" He spoke some verses from the Koran,and moved on.Another man appeared. The boy noticed that the man's clothing was strange. 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. *They were strange books. Before you came, I was thinkingabout how much time I had wasted in the same place, while my friends hadmoved on, and either went bankrupt or did better than they had before. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 34 / 94and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he hadconquered this place, he could conquer the world.\"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieveit,\" the old king had said.But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endlessdeserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want torealize them. 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. \"It's like the camel driver said:'Eat when it's time to eat. There was alsothe merchant's daughter, but she wasn't as important as his flock, becauseshe didn't depend on him. Melchizedek, the king ofSalem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanterblowing in his face. But, whichever it is, I'm going to chargeyou for the consultation.\"Another trick, the boy thought. *\"I'm the leader of the caravan,\" said a dark-eyed, bearded man. I've already imagined the people who would be And yet,none of these people has ever met the old king. He prepared himself a sandwich and drank somehot tea from a crystal glass. He had neverthought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what heshould do.\"Don't be impatient,\" he repeated to himself. \"I'm doing much better, and soon you'll be able to return to your sheep.Why ask more out of life?\"\"Because we have to respond to omens,\" the boy said, almost withoutmeaning to; then he regretted what he had said, because the merchant hadnever met the king.\"It's called the principle of favorability, beginner's luck. So he began to wander through the city,and found himself at the gates. 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. His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenlycompressed it. And he asked the boy if he, too, were in search ofthe alchemist.\"I'm looking for a treasure,\" said the boy, and he immediately regrettedhaving said it. Theomens had told him so. People continued to comeand go from the baker's shop. I'm interested only inthe present. Sothere were times when he read them parts of his books that had made animpression on him, or when he would tell them of the loneliness or thehappiness of a shepherd in the fields. \"That didn't teach me anything,either.\"The boy went back to contemplating the silence of the desert, and the sandraised by the animals. \"I'm herebecause a friend of mine heard of an Arab who\"But the caravan began to move, and it was impossible to hear what theEnglishman was saying. Now it was too late tochange anythingthe only thing he had ever learned to do was to buy andsell crystal glassware. Enough to buy himself a hundred and twentysheep, a return ticket, and a license to import products from Africa into hisown country. As theysat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about He knew everything about each member ofhis flock: he knew which ones were lame, which one was to give birth twomonths from now, and which were the laziest. A small sliver of the stone can transform large quantities of metalinto gold.\"Having heard that, the boy became even more interested in alchemy. Theboy spoke very little with the Englishman, who spent most of his time withhis books.The boy observed in silence the progress of the animals and people acrossthe desert. *\"I need to sell some wool,\" the boy told the merchant.The shop was busy, and the man asked the shepherd to wait until theafternoon. 'You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house. The most important is to believe only in the one true God. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 11 / 94books. When youare unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' Please enter a valid web address. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because oneperson betrayed me. He picked up the two stones and putthem back in his pouch. \"That's it! Some of them were things that he hadalready experienced, and weren't really new, but that he had neverperceived before. \"I promised that I would make my own decisions,\" he said tohimself.But the stones had told him that the old man was still with him, and thatmade him feel more confident. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 33 / 94He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. \"The Koran requires me tofeed a hungry person.\"\"Well then, why did you let me do it?\" the boy asked.\"Because the crystal was dirty. They workedhard just to have food and water, like the sheep. Likeeating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. But he knew that Salem wasn't in Andalusia. 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 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. She would never know the difference, because she didn't knowhow to read.Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation.He said that he was tired and thirsty, and asked if he might have a sip ofthe boy's wine. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. He took Urim and Thummim fromhis pocket, and began playing with them.The stranger shouted, \"Urim and Thummim!\"In a flash the boy put them back in his pocket.\"They're not for sale,\" he said.\"They're not worth much,\" the Englishman answered. 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. 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. 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. He could always become a crystal salesman again. It traveled during the morning, haltedwhen the sun was at its strongest, and resumed late in the afternoon. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love Theywere conversing in Arabic, and the boy was proud of himself for being ableto do so. Africa was only a few hoursfrom Tarifa; one had only to cross the narrow straits by boat. Maybe theworld had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met witha king. All things are one.\"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you toachieve it.\"They were both silent for a time, observing the plaza and the townspeople.It was the old man who spoke first.\"Why do you tend a flock of sheep?\"\"Because I like to travel.\"The old man pointed to a baker standing in his shop window at one cornerof the plaza. One afternoon, on a visit to his family,he had summoned up the courage to tell his father that he didn't want tobecome a priest. From where hestood, he saw for the first time that the old merchant's hair was very muchlike the hair of the old king. Some men were smoking from a gigantic pipethat they passed from one to the other. An alchemist.\"The conversation was interrupted by the warehouse boss.\"You're in luck, you two,\" the fat Arab said. The wise man conversed with everyone, andthe boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given theman's attention.\"The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he hadcome, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret ofhappiness. \"They are so used tome that they know my schedule,\" he muttered. All they ever do, really, islook for food and water. The other man remarked that tea was alwaysmore delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma wasretained. \"And ask for aglass of wine for me. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. If we serve tea in crystal, the shop is going to expand. 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. But I want each and everyone of you to swear by the God you believe in that you will follow my ordersno matter what. The infidels had an evil look about them.Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just onedetail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabicwas spoken in this country.The owner of the bar approached him, and the boy pointed to a drink thathad been served at the next table. As he took his jacket out of the pouch, thinking to give it tosomeone in the street, the two stones fell to the floor. That morning he had knowneverything that was going to happen to him as he walked through thefamiliar fields. Don't try to enterinto the life of the oasis,\" he said, and walked away.But the Englishman was exultant. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. 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? A young couple sat on the bench where hehad talked with the old man, and they kissed.\"That baker\" he said to himself, without completing the thought. He got up, adjusted his clothing, and picked up hispouch.\"I'll work for you,\" he said.And after another long silence, he added, \"I need money to buy somesheep.\"PART TWOThe boy had been working for the crystal merchant for almost a month, andhe could see that it wasn't exactly the kind of job that would make himhappy. We areobliged, at least once in our lives, to visit the holy city of Mecca.\"Mecca is a lot farther away than the Pyramids. The old man had said to ask very clear questions, and to dothat, the boy had to know what he wanted. \"I'm like everyone elseI see theworld in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.\"He ran his fingers slowly over the stones, sensing their temperature andfeeling their surfaces. pdf | Brahim EL FEZZAZI - Academia.edu Download Free PDF The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. That's where I was born.\"\"Well then, we could say that I was born in Salem.\"The boy didn't know where Salem was, but he didn't want to ask, fearingthat he would appear ignorant. 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. Although the vision of the date palms would someday be just amemory, right now it signified shade, water, and a refuge from the war.Yesterday, the camel's groan signaled danger, and now a row of date palmscould herald a miracle.The world speaks many languages, the boy thought. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. \"People will pass byand bump into it, and pieces will be broken.\"\"Well, when I took my sheep through the fields some of them might havedied if we had come upon a snake. All the joy he had seen thatmorning had suddenly disappeared.\"I can give you the money you need to get back to your country, my son,\"said the crystal merchant.The boy said nothing. He went downthe stairs and found the merchant waiting on a foreign couple, while twoother customers walked about the shop, drinking tea from crystal glasses. He was older, and was carrying a small bucket. Then, like a colony of worker ants, theydismantled their stalls and left.The sun began its departure, as well. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. \"Therewas no way for everybody to know about alchemy. Yes, the old man hadknown what he was talking about: during the time the boy had spent in the 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 old manwore a breastplate of gold, and he knew about my past. 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. The Englishman had been profoundly impressedby the story. But then he remembered that he wasn't going to have topay anything.\"I didn't need to waste my time just for this,\" he said.\"I told you that your dream was a difficult one. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. This is aport, and every port has its thieves.\"The boy trusted his new friend. 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. 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. 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. If he makes a buying mistake, it doesn't affect him much. His hands began to tremble, and thewoman sensed it. 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. The thief wasn't there, and theowner brought him a cup of tea.I can always go back to being a shepherd, the boy thought. The old king hadn't told him that the Pyramids were just a pileof stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. The Alchemist Book PDF Free Download Link Click down the button below to download the full PDF file PDF File Author Source: Twitter The author of The Alchemist PDF Book is Paulo Coelho, he was born on 24 August 1954 in Brazil Rio de Janeiro. They were solitary individualswho no longer believed in things, and didn't understand that shepherdsbecome attached to their sheep. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hearthem. The old man continued, \"You have been areal blessing to me. \"I can interpret it, butthe interpretation is very difficult. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strongcurrent that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he firstmade the decision.When I decided to seek out my treasure, I never imagined that I'd wind upworking in a crystal shop, he thought. But he decided to take a chance. I don't know how to turn them into reality. 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. Sonow I'm a camel driver. Our Teacher Edition on The Alchemist can help. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. The two men exchangedsome words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.\"Let's get out of here\" said the new arrival. He no longer hadto seek out food and water for the sheep; he could go in search of histreasure, instead. He had remembered that one of thecrystal merchant's suppliers transported his crystal by means of caravansthat crossed the desert. The boy had noticed that the Englishman was irritable, and missed hisbooks.\"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding canunderstand,\" he said. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually theygave up the vanities of the world. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. The only thing he had noticed was that talk ofwar was becoming more and more frequent. He had done this for years, and knew the schedule of everyonewho passed. The day was hot, and the wine wasrefreshing. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. They placed the symbolsof the pilgrimage on the doors of their houses. 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. Books. Hecouldn't have been wrong.\"I had never heard of alchemists before,\" the boy said. At othertimes, at a crucial moment, I make it easier for things to happen. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went onhis way. *\"People from all over the world have passed through this village, son,\" saidhis father. The people will enjoy the tea andwant to buy the glasses. wishing that he had died, and that everythingwould end forever at that moment.The merchant looked anxiously at the boy. = CONTENTS = Part One Part Two EpiloguePART ONEThe boy's name was Santiago. 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. Butchildren always seem to be able to play with them without frightening them.I don't know why. He had unraveled the truths behindimportant questions, but his studies had taken him to a point beyond whichhe could not seem to go. *He was shaken into wakefulness by someone. And I'm going to hold on to what little I have,because I'm too insignificant to conquer the world.He opened his pouch to see what was left of his possessions; maybe therewas a bit left of the sandwich he had eaten on the ship. I thought that everything Iowned would be destroyed.\"The land was ruined, and I had to find some other way to earn a living. Taking the jacket out, he began to clean theglasses. That's why I feel that I deserve a part ofwhat you find.\"And this is my interpretation: you must go to the Pyramids in Egypt. 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. It was a pleasant changefrom talking to his sheep. Summary Read one-minute Sparklet summaries, the detailed section-by-section Summary & Analysis, or the Full Book Summary of The Alchemist . He quickly pulled his hands away.\"I didn't come here to have you read my palm,\" he said, already regrettinghaving come. He had learned some important things, like how todeal in crystal, and about the language without words and about omens.One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that itwas impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such aclimb. He had tried in vain to establish a relationship with 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. 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. \"This is an important book, but it's really irritating.\"The boy was shocked. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - Free Ebook. He knew how to shear them,and how to slaughter them. \"There are rumors of tribal wars,\" he told them.The three fell silent. The book was written inSpanish. The sheep, the merchant's daughter, and thefields of Andalusia were only steps along the way to his destiny.The next day, the boy met the old man at noon. Please enter a valid web address. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 44 / 94The book that most interested the boy told the stories of the famousalchemists. He owned a jacket, a book thathe could trade for another, and a flock of sheep. At the same time, people werepassing my shop all the time, heading for Mecca. 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