This is a remarkable story, uncommon, where a boy named Santiago lived in Andalusia.

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After the path until you reach a building there was English, Arabic and a European reading some books, but the European was antipoetic. He started playing on the rocks that gave the old man and the English was amazed when counted that the king had given but English said he did not have much value. Then had a talk He told them he was going on a treasure hunt but regretted but the English man do not take importance, come the leader of the caravan said a dark-eyed, bearded man, he hold the power of life and death for every person, the desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy. There were almost two hundred people gathered there, and four hundred animals, camels, horses, mules and fowl, in the crowd were women, children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung on their shoulders. He said there are lot different people here, and each has his own God, but the only God serve is Allah, and in his name swear that he will do everything possible once again to win out over the desert, but they want each and every one of you to swear by the God you believe in that you will follow my orders no matter that. In the desert, disobedience means death. After Santiago and English man had a talk, bought camels to cross the desert, the camel English was very full of books.

Then the caravan moved toward the easy, they travelled during the morning, but halted when the sun was at its strongest, and resumed late in the afternoon. He spoke very little with the English man. During the travel he started to observe all…means, camels and desert sand since it was more fun. But it was not so bored during the trip a camel began to tell about his life he told a very sad story that had happened to their neighbors and family,

In the desert at other times, mysterious, hooded men would appear, they were Bedouins who did surveillance along the caravan route, they provided warning about thieves and barbarian tribes. They came in silence and departed the same way, dresses in back garments that showed only their eyes. One night, a camel driver came to the fire where the English man and they were sitting; he told them there are rumors of tribal wars. He noted that there was a sense of fear in the air, even though no one said anything. After they had a talk about the danger this could occasional but the camel said that entering the desert can not go back and had a little discussion.

The caravans began to walk faster and were more silent, and travelers made ​​a wheel with animals and they slept in the middle trying to protect themselves from the cold. It was a moonlit night and he told his story to the English man, was fascinated with the story was incredible they talked about alchemy. The next day began again and the Englishman caravan loan him some books for he the books were strange and a bit boring but the English man told him it was very interesting and difficult to understand.

Time after returned the books to the Englishman, they had a talk about all that he had learned.

The caravan began to travel day and night, the hooded Bedouins reappeared more frequently, and the camel driver who had become a good friend of the he explained that the war between the tribes had already begun, the caravan would be very lucky to reach the oasis. The d animals were exhausted, and the man’s talked among themselves less and less, the silence was the worst aspect of the night, when the mere groan of a camel.

The caravan began to travel day and night, the hooded Bedouins reappeared more frequently, and the camel driver who had become a good friend of the he explained that the war between the tribes had already begun, the caravan would be very lucky to reach the oasis. The d animals were exhausted, and the man’s talked among themselves less and less, the silence was the worst aspect of the night, when the mere groan of a camel.

Then all were threat by war and were scared, with some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all people together and gave them his instructions, the group was to remain there at the oasis until the conflict between the tribes was over. Since they were visitor, they would have to share living space with those who lived there, and would be given the best accommodations.

Centro de Estudios ‘’Panamericano’’.

Jennifer Nataly Reyes Caballero.

3rd Level.

Book Report:

THE ALCHIMIST.

Hugo Buenrostro Moreno.

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PART ONE.

This is a remarkable story, uncommon, where a boy named Santiago lived in Andalusia.

One day was in an old church he cares for his sheep and put them in that old church, carrying a book and jacket, he decided to spend the night there. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books, and after he speaks with the sheep. He always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said.

He always wanted to travel and see new cities and not be a priest like his parents wanted but did not know how to say, until one day I took the courage to do it, he like to travel the world, and the next day his father gave him some gold coins, his father blessed him, took his book, sheep’s, jacket and started the travel.

After he meet a old woman, she led he to a room at the back of her house, the room`s furnishings consisted of a table, an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and two chairs. She sat down, and told him to be seated as well, and then she took both of his hands in hers, and began quietly to pray, it sounded like a Gypsy prayer. He becoming nervous, his hands began to tremble.

He told her he had had the same dream twice where a child guiding him to the pyramids of Egypt, she kept silent and said nothing, he followed his dream telling him, a moment later said no you would charge for now but she wanted a share of the treasure, after she ran him that had long lost.

Then went to buy food, was to change his book and sat in a chair in the square, he started to read the book he had bought. On the very first page it described a burial ceremony and the names of the people involved were very difficult to pronounce.

After an old man came and sat on one side of the he, but the slightly annoyed presence, but he wanted to talk, and old man asked he what book was reading. He was tempted