You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes! He remembered something his grandfather had once toldhim: that butterflies were a good omen. That waswhat made traveling appeal to him—he always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. I am in search of that universal language, amongother things. I can't help you if you feel you've gotenough sheep.\"The boy was getting irritated. *They were strange books. Although the boy had developed a superstition that each time heopened the book he would learn something important, he decided it was anunnecessary burden.He became friendly with the camel driver who traveled alongside him. He had assumed he would soon return to hissheep.\"Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?\" he asked, to get away from thebusiness of the display.\"Because I've always heard about them,\" the boy answered, saying nothingabout his dream. I couldn't have found God in the seminary,he thought, as he looked at the sunrise.Whenever he could, he sought out a new road to travel. Buthe was excited at his intuitive understanding of the camel driver's comment:maybe he was also learning the universal language that deals with the pastand the present of all people. 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.' \"The oases may notshelter armies or troops.\"To the boy's surprise, the Englishman took a chrome-plated revolver out ofhis bag and gave it to the men who were collecting the arms.\"Why a revolver?\" he asked. She promises to do so only after he completes his journey. Published 1992. And he knew that Egyptwas in Africa.\"Can I help you?\" asked the man behind the window.\"Maybe tomorrow,\" said the boy, moving away. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I don't know how to turn them into reality. But now I'm sad andalone. He could sell the stones and buy a return ticket. 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. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. A small sliver of the stone can transform large quantities of metalinto gold.\"Having heard that, the boy became even more interested in alchemy. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 24 / 94Even if he never got to the Pyramids, he had already traveled farther thanany shepherd he knew. Eventhough the sheep didn't teach me to speak Arabic.But the sheep had taught him something even more important: that therewas a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boyhad used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at theshop. He called to the boy, andthey took a walk along the dunes surrounding the encampment. Two customers came in today while you were working,and that's a good omen.\"People talk a lot about omens, thought the shepherd. But, whichever it is, I'm going to chargeyou for the consultation.\"Another trick, the boy thought. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 49 / 94\"It helped me to trust in people,\" the Englishman answered.Meanwhile, the boy thought about his treasure. Free, PDF, The Alchemist, Download, Paulo Coelho. 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. 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. He had helped him out in a dangeroussituation. 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