The Alchemist Summary Part One

Mabel Medina July 1, 2012 English 513 Kelly get a line The Alchemist Summary In Part One of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, is so out-of-the-way(prenominal) about a male child named capital of Chile starting out his take in the search of his Personal Legend. Santiago is a shepherd who likes to go and enjoys being around his sheep. Although he travels altogether over, there was a legitimate village the shepherd male child enjoyed going to sell his sheeps sheepskin because he liked the merchants daughter.The author describes Santiago move back why he decided to become a shepherd and how his cause helped him by giving him three gold coins to buy his flock of sheep. The son was happy being a shepherd he had his sheep, a top and book. One day, Santiago went to a Gypsy where he tells her about a recurrent dream he has had about finding treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. The Gypsy does not ruin him a lot of schooling about his dream, but does tell him that if he finds the trea sure, to give her ten percent.Later on that day, the boy is contracting his book, when an old gentlemans gentleman came by him and tried to start a conversation. When the old man finally got the boys attention, he tells him he is the King of Salem, and how he can find the hidden treasure, but wants one-tenth of his sheep in return. The old man also tells the boy to not give up and to go forth and search for the treasure before it is alike late and he gives up. The next day, Santiago met up with the old man and gives him one-tenth of his sheep.In return, the old man gave the boy advice that would be helpful passim his journey, and two rocks, Urim and Thummim (one black meaning yes, and the other white, meaning no), to help him read omens better. Santiago began his journey and went to Africa. While in Africa, as the author describes, the boy feels insecure because of the language barrier, but quickly entrusts in a boy who speaks the same language as he and invites him along his j ourney. The two boys go into the position, and Santiagos new friend is suddenly out of sight, with all of his money, and he later realizes that his friend has robbed him.The following day, the boy observes a sugarcoat seller, and as he is doing so, he realizes that he needs to have forbearance on his journey. A crystal merchant notices Santiago in the plaza and watches him. Santiago offers to clean his glass windows in exchange for food. As Santiago was causeing, two customers went in the shop, and the crystal merchant offers him a job, taking the customers as a good omen. The boy accepts, telling him that he will work for him until he has enough money to buy some sheep.