A Legend of Old Egypt

church when he had a dream of a child who tells him that he will discover a treasure at the pyramids of Egypt. He told a gypsy about his dream and she told him that it is a prophecy and he should follow it. Then Santiago meets an enigmatic old man named Melchizedek, or the King of Salem. Santiago learns about good and bad omens from him and that it is his responsibility to pursue his Personal Legend. Melchizedek also gives him two stones called Urim and Thummim to interpret and read omens. Afterwards

into a prosperous life of “gold”. Santiago, the young sheep herder from Andalusia has a recurring dream of a child who advises him to seek for treasure at the Pyramids of Egypt. Santiago acquires the help from an old gypsy woman who tells him to go to Egypt to find the treasure. On his journey to the Pyramids, he meets an eerie old man by the name, Melchizedek claiming to be the King of Salem. He almost mirrors the advice of the gypsy woman by also telling Santiago to reach the Egyptian Pyramids.

open fields of grass. Santiagos sheep follow him becuase he helps find them food and water. All the sheep do is look for food and water and they are content with that. Santiagos sheep symbolize people who aren't interested in persueing their Personal Legend, but are content with just food and water. Overall Andalusia is a setting that is not mentioned a lot but takes

shepherd, keeps getting a recurring dream about a little kid who leads him to treasure in Egypt. He decides to ask a gypsy about what his dream means, and she just tells him to go to Egypt to find his treasure. He then meets a mysterious man who happens to know everything about Santiago. He says that he is the King of Salem, and he talks to Santiago about omens. He tells Santiago to go achieve his personal legend and gives him two stones, Thummim and Urim. Santiago sells his flock of sheep and buys

book he got in town. Suddenly an old man sat by him and tells him that he knows where to find the treasure he is looking for, and that he will tell him in exchange of one tenth of his sheep. The boy agreed, and discovers that the man knew about the treasure the dream reader was talking about, and knew a lot about the boy and where he is from. After conversing with him for some time, he finds out that he is king, and that he helps people with their personal legends.      After teaching the boy

soundtrack/playlist for Santiago’s journey to his personal legend. The soundtrack will be in order of events in the book. The first song on this playlist is “Once In a Lifetime” by Talking Heads. This song is about feeling trapped in a monotonous existence and searching for meaning and purpose. In the book we first meet Santiago as a shepherd and sometimes he feels like he’s stuck in melancholy but is in overall contempt until he talks to the old king. The next song is “Real Life” by Imagine Dragons.

keeps having, and the old king dealt with Santiago. The king said he would tell him what his treasure is for the price of six sheep. “The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon,” proving that getting to Santiago’s dream will give him new lessons to learn and opportunities (Coelho,35). The old king implies that without spilling the oil from the spoon, one will be on the right path to your personal legend. The old king has given Santiago

A boy named Santiago was searching for a hidden treasure at the pyramids of Egypt. He slept at an abandoned church with a half-destroyed roof. He had a lot of sheep and used a book as a pillow. The boy knew an old woman that lived in Tarifa and interpreted dreams. When he was there he told her that he has dreamt the same dream twice and a little boy transported him to the Egyptian Pyramids and told him about a treasure. The woman told him that not to pay him for his visit, for she wanted one-tenth

Gary Puente Title: The Alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho Date: 9/6/12 Quotes: “Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it 's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It 's your mission on earth.” (Melchizedek) “We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions or our property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same

*The Abandoned Spanish building, Spain: The beginning of the story starts here, at an old building, where Santiago rests with his flock. Just like any character Santiago’s somewhat inexperienced at first and he hasn’t gained the wisdom, experience that he gains by the end of the book. This location’s significance is to be the beginning of his journey that nudges him to look into his dream further. *Town of Tarifa: Santiago comes to this town with his flock to visit a dream interpreter, a gypsy