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Notes for Recall

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antiago lived as shephered in Spain and knew everything how to raise sheeps and shear them.e waited to see the Merchants daughter for a year. On they way he sees a dream and wantsxplaination from gypsy.

oy visits gypsy for explaination of his dream and comes to know that hidden treasure is waitingr him in Egypt near the pyramids. Gypsy gets assurance from him for tenth of treasure for dreamxplaination. He try to ignore that but gets motivated by Melchizedek King Salem in the Plaza.He determines that he will go ahead and look for his treasure. He gives six of his sheeps to King

r directions. King gifts him two precious stones Urim and Thummim which will help boy when hes unable to read the omens.

oy lands in Africa and finds himself in the streets ofTangier. He realizes that Pyramids are goingo take days of journey and money to cross the Sahara desert. He met with Spanish speaking boywho assured that will help him cross the sahara and drop him till Pyramids. But he betrayed him

nd took all his money for the reason to by camels. By this time Santiago was looser without anymoney to return or survive for food.

oy learns to live in those conditions and starts to work for Crystal merchant. Crystal Merchant'susiness was not doing so good because it was located on the hilly street. Boy realizes that evenhe works very hard for year he could not collect enough money to go to Egypt, but he had no

hoice.oy was selling crystals better than ever as if time had turned back to old days. Boy withs innovative ideas of making display and selling tea in crystal glasses started making lot of moreoney.The business grew and he have to hire two more employees. After 11 months and 9 daysf arriving at africa he takes blessings of Crystal Merchant and starts his journey for Egypt. By thisme boy had learned to converse in Arabic.

oy joins huge caravan which was going to cross Sahara and pass through Al Fayoum. Boy meetsn Eglishmen in Caravan who spent most of his time with his books. While caravan was already ine desert they come to know about tribal wars. Englishman shared his knowledge he gathered in

ears of reading Alchemy, Elixir of life and Phillosopher's Stone. Englishman wished to see Alchemist

ho was available in Oasis of Al Fayoum. After reaching Oasis Santiago helps Englishman bysking about Alchemist from a girl on the well. Thats how this spanish shepherd boy meets Fatima.

oy falls in love with Fatima and tels everything what happened to his life and why he is there. Heanted to marry her and do not further look for treasure. Fatima realizes that Boy is the gift ofesert she is expecting from her childhood. But Boy has to wait since tribal wars can be fatal inurney to Egypt.

oy watches hawks as they drifted on the wind and then one of the hawk made a flashing divehrough the sky, attacking other. A fleeting image came to the boy: an army, with its swords at theeady, riding into the oasis. The Boy approaches chieftains to tell them about this omen. After manyscussions oasis decides to prepare for the tribal attack. During this time he meets Alchemist he

was looking. Alchemist invites boy to meet if he is saved from tribal attack. Five hundred tribesmantacked Al Fayoum which was defended with a great plan. The boy was presented with fifty pieces

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gold and offered to become the counselor of the oasis.

oy visits the Alchemist to know more about his treasure. Alchemist tests the boy when he sayse understands language of omens and finds life in the desert. Alchemist recommends boy to selle camel and buy a horse to march for the pyramids. When boy says he believes he has already

und the treasure. He has earned enough from crystal merchant, awarded fifty pieces of gold fromasis chieftains and he has found his love in Fatima a desert woman. Alchemist tells him how he willoose his ability to interpret omens by not obeying them. Boy decides to pursue his destiney andeets Fatima to assure his comeback.

chemist and boy begin their journey for treasure. This journey turns to be learning for the boy.He cultivates the language of omens and relizes the sould of the world. On the way they meet three

med tribesman. three of the arabs laughed at the explaination of the alchemist for what he wasarrying and allowed them to proceed. Boy learns about alchemists capability to turn lead into gold,ut he is not shown how it is achived.

oy's heard sound danger signal and after some time they were arrested by tribesmen dressed in

ue, with black rings surrounding their turbans. To protect from the situation Alchemist gives awayl the earnings and gold to chief and presents boy as alchemist who can turn into wind. He took threeays for boy for preparation to convert into wind. This is the time when boy feels threat of death and

ecomes more aware of his live. On third day he learns to speak with wind, desert and sun. With thishey get released and escorted till they reach close to pyramids.

chemist and boy visit the Coptic monastery and witness some alchemy of converting lead into goldnfront of Monk. Alchemist makes four part of gold and gives one part to boy for loss of hiselongings at tribesmen. One to Monk and one he keeps with himself. remaining piece is kept atonk in case boy needs it. From here the boy is on his own and goes to pyramids where he meetsefugees of tribal war. These men take away his gold and leaves him with lesson.

ere is the climax of the whole story which I wont write and let you read the book to enjoy - Epilogue