The Alchemist - Summary

The Alchemist is a story Written by Paulo Ceolho published in English 1993.It tells a story of a young shepard, his name was Santiago. He was able to find a treasure that he never would of thought of. He starts to listen to his heart and learns to realize his person legend and his dreams. He had big dreams and thought very brightly about more things. Santiago is a very humble person he's very simple, his desires are few, he just wants to be free and roam with his sheep,  Santiago , who travels to find a treasure beyond his wildest dreams . But his fate intervenes in the form of a dream that he keeps having about a hidden treasure thousands of miles away. Santiago sells his sheep and goes to embark on his journey to Africa. He gets robbed of all he has and is left alone , not knowing how to speak a bit of Arabian. He meets a girl named Fatima who he falls in love with immediately .Then in time and Santiago is found digging a hole at the base of the tree where he had had his first dream. He finds a trunk full of gold, Enough for him and Fatima to live happily for a long time.